The Place in Between (2010)
Notre étrangère (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 22min
- Drama
- 02 Feb 2011 (France)
- Movie
- 1 win & 1 nomination.
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Cast
Dorylia Calmel | ... |
Amy
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Assita Ouedraogo | ... |
Mariam
(as Assita Ouédraogo)
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Blandine Yaméogo | ... |
Acita
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Nathalie Richard | ... |
Esther
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Nadine Kambou Yéri | ... |
Kadiatou
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Jérôme Sénélas | ... |
Elliot
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Djénéba Koné | ... |
Awa
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Dominique Reymond | ... |
Marie
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Directed by
Sarah Bouyain |
Written by
Sarah Bouyain | ... | (screenplay) |
Gaëlle Macé | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
Sophie Salbot | ... | producer |
Music by
Sylvain Chauveau |
Cinematography by
Nicolas Gaurin |
Editing by
Pascale Chavance | ||
Valérie Loiseleux |
Editorial Department
Raymond Terrentin | ... | colorist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Pierre Sénélas | ... | first assistant director |
Sound Department
Emeline Aldeguer | ... | sound mix technician |
Thierry Delor | ... | sound mixer |
Marianne Roussy | ... | sound recordist |
Camera and Electrical Department
Aurélien Cachoir | ... | assistant camera |
Vincent Gaillard | ... | electrician |
Alexis Robin | ... | second assistant camera |
Kevin Strauch | ... | key grip |
Karim Younes | ... | gaffer |
Script and Continuity Department
Roselyne Bellec | ... | script supervisor |
Production Companies
- Athénaïse
- Abissia Productions (co-production)
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) (support)
- La Région Île-de-France (support)
- Canal+ (participation)
- Visions Sud Est (support)
- Direction du Développement et de la Coopération (DDC), Département Fédéral des Affaires Etrangères (support)
Distributors
- Colifilms Diffusion (2011) (France) (theatrical)
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Plot Summary |
Amy was born in France, but her real name is Aminata. With a white French father and a mother from Burkina Faso, she has always felt in-between, especially since she grew up without her mother. So when she lands in Burkina searching for a connection with her African family, she looks, sounds and feels adrift. Amy's return to her mother's town is tentative. As she walks through the streets in her western dress, the local men call out, "Hey, white lady!" When she visits the home of her aunt Acita to try and find out where her mother disappeared to, the welcome is no less distant. Her mother had a secret that shamed the family; Acita is not about to discuss these matters with a foreign girl who might as well be a stranger. But Amy perseveres. Esther takes lessons in the Dioula language from a Burkinabé woman who also works as a cleaner. At first it's not clear why Esther - white, middle-aged and middle class - wants to learn an African language. But as the film juxtaposes these two stories of women bridging the gap between Europe and Africa, the connections become clear and ultimately heartbreaking. Written by Anonymous |
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