Al Djanat, the Original Paradise

1h 24m
Documentary
9

The death of a Burkinabé family’s patriarch and the division of his estate unearths conflict between his heirs and larger questions about inheritance, belonging and the communal customs of West Africa versus Westernized courts.

Cast

Crew

Chloé Aichä Leterrier Boro
Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Producer
Nina Khada
Editor
Prisca Bourgoin
Director of Photography
Rémi Jennequin
Director of Photography
Mathieu Bertholet
Director of Photography
Frédéric Féraud
Executive Producer, Producer
Faissol Gnonlonfin
Executive Producer, Producer
Bärbel Mauch
Executive Producer, Producer
Fred Bielle
Sound

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