Small Country: An African Childhood

20201h 52min

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.

Storyline

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.

Released
August 26, 2020
Runtime
1h 52min
Director
Genre
Language
French
Production
Jerico Films, Super 8 Production, StudioCanal, France 2 Cinéma, Pathé Productions