The movie is about a poor rural famish family in sub-Saharan Rwandan landscape
A School teacher Rahne (Isaka Sawadogo) and his wife Mouna (Carole Karemeca) are blessed with a girl child Sasha (Asma Nouram Aden). A small family has two other children - both boys. Due to scarcity of water the whole neighborhood decided to move to a place where there is some water available.
The family starts its journey with a camel, a few goats and little belongings through the treacherous desert which is rebel infested, war hit, governed by corrupt state arm forces.
The unbelievable hardship the family faces - losing their goats one by one, and trading one boy to rebels to cross the border, and another boy shot in front of them by another group of rebels. The burden of leaving behind the wife Mouna to simply die under the tree - because she can not walk further. Soon after Rahne and Sasha collapse in the middle of white desert. without food or water and nowhere to go except ocean of endless white desert around
It is only when UNHCR relief workers pick their bodies up and bring to the relief camp - the father Rahne and daughter Sasha - smile
The movie is very well directed by Marian Hansel who has put GREAT effort in shooting in real locations that are so difficult. BRAVO.
The movie is based on a novel - Chamelle by Marc Durin-Valois, which is based on fictionalized real-life interviews of people at the UNHCR camps
The tragedy of people living in the Northern African continent is so grave - life without enough food/ water and on top of that war.
All "so called" Rich people of the world should die with shame for having even a little more land, money and luxuries more than they need. The movie shows how "poor" the whole world has become in LOVE and caring for others.
The gravity of the problems people face is so GREAT that they do not even have tears to cry - when their own family and folks are seen dying of hunger and war in front of them. Only thing matters for them is - They are alive and should carry on without stopping.
The movie's main focus is on Father, mother and daughter - and all actors have acted brilliantly performing their roles as if they are not actors but real people. Kudos to them..
The movie is beautifully shot with very good music. It is a heart-breaking movie - and I was hoping for a better ending than this.
After seeing this movie - if a person is sensitive - will even think twice before flushing one's toilet - It seems a crime we all commit by being greedy for food and wasting water - we all people living in cities contribute to the murders of millions across Africa.
Who is to blame for this tragedy? RICH countries that care too little...
I will go with 7.5 out of 10 for this masterpiece and letting the world know about the lives of under-developed countries.
