Astel

Ramata Toulaye Sy

France / 2021 / Fiction / 24’18”N2200129

Astel
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  Best 1st Fictional Work Award - 2022

  Special Jury Prize - 2022

SYNOPSIS

It’s October, the end of the rainy season in Fouta, a remote region in the north of Senegal. Every day, thirteen-year-old Astel accompanies her father into the bush to look after their herd of cows. One day, in the middle of the desert, the young girl meets a shepherd, disrupting the peaceful daily life between Astel and her father.

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