The last shelter, a film by Ousmane Samassà©kou
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- 26 Aug 2022
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La Maison des Migrants (House of Migrants) in Gao in Maliis a refuge located in the southern tip of the Sahara desert. It welcomes both those heading to Algeria to the north and those returning after trying in vain to reach Europe. Esther and Kady, two teenagers originally from Burkina Faso, who arrived at the Casa dei Migranti to recover their strength and continue their journey, make friends with Natacha, a migrant woman in her forties whose memory had faded over the years, along with her hopes to have her home back. The three friends rediscover a semblance of family life, sharing moments of joy, hope and sweetness. They never abandon the dream of a future abroad, even when their journey collides with those who have come back plagued by failure and trauma. The house, like a bastion of fragile walls,
The Migrant House, located at the southern end of the Sahara Desert in Gao in Mali, is a safe place for both those heading to Europe and those returning home. Here the migrants come to terms with their own personal migration stories. How do you feel, what do you need, when have you been forced to put your dreams aside, or how long are you willing to wait to live them?
A production by Point du Jour - Les films du balibari (France) - DS Productions (Mali) - STEPS - Generation Africa (South Africa) - ARTE France (FR)
In an interview published on Africa Is a Country1 director Ousmane Samassékou explains that with the film "We have the ability to show what is happening in our area of ​​the world in ways that are not dehumanizing, without showing the poverty, misery and disease that are usually wrongly projected onto the Africa and which hide our true reality». "I think", continues the director "that it is an opportunity for people to know not only what is happening, but I also hope, I hope that many people who will see the film will understand what is at stake for those who are in this. situation, which these dreams have, the desire to leave on a journey through the desert». Read More...
