Small Country: An African Childhood
Petit Pays
2020 · 1h 52m · Drama · France, Belgium · Rated U (FR)
When The Innocence Of Childhood Faces History
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.
Written & directed by
Eric BarbierBased on the novel by
Gaël Faye6.8Smart score
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1990sboyburundirwandan genocide
RatingU (FR)
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