Small Country: An African Childhood

1h 52m
Drama
7.1

Gabriel, aged 10, lives in a comfortable ex-pat neighborhood in Burundi, his ‘small country’. Gabriel is a normal kid, happy, carefree and having adventures with his friends and little sister. Then in 1993, tensions in neighboring Rwanda spill over, threatening his family and his innocence.

Cast

Jean-Paul Rouve
Michel
Isabelle Kabano
Yvonne
Djibril Vancoppenolle
Gabriel
Delya de Medina
Ana
Veronika Varga
Mme Economopoulos
Tao Monladja
Gino
Ruben Ruhanamilindi
Armand
Brian Gakwavu
Lucien
Kenny Hubbawive
Paul
Nelson Membe
Francis
Edouard Niyonteze
Prothé
Elvis Nahimana
Innocent

Crew

Eric Barbier
Director, Writer
Gaël Faye
Novel
Jennifer Augé
Editor
Antoine Sanier
Director of Photography
Jérôme Salle
Producer
Philippe Rousselet
Producer
Eric Jehelmann
Producer
Marie de Cenival
Associate Producer
Albane de Jourdan
Co-Producer
Geneviève Lemal
Co-Producer
Bruno Vatin
Line Producer
Ophélie Gelber
Casting
Gigi Akoka
Casting
Kadija Leclère
Casting
Didacienne Nibagwire
Casting
Mustapha Souaidi
Casting
Laurence Esnault
Costume Design
Ferouz Zaafour
Makeup Artist
Jean Minondo
Sound
Ken Yasumoto
Sound
Jacek Wiśniewski
Foley Artist
Betty Beauchamp
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Renaud Barbier
Music
Pierre Renson
Decorator

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