Small Country: An African Childhood
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.
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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.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Eric Barbier
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Runtime:112 minutes
Studio:Jerico Films, Super 8 Production, France 2 Cinéma, Pathé, SCOPE Pictures, Petit Pays Film
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