Binti (2019)
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Bebel Tshiani Baloji, Mo Bakker, Joke Devynck, Caroline Stas, Frank Dierens
A Congolese-born girl in Belgium dreams of becoming a famous YouTuber and hatches a plan to keep her family there.
The story
Twelve-year-old Binti was born in the Congo and has lived in Belgium with her father, Jovial, since she was little, though she has no legal documents. She wants a normal life and dreams of becoming a famous YouTuber. Elias, 11, runs the “Save the Okapi Club” without his father’s help; his father moved to Brazil after divorcing Elias’s mother. When police raid Binti’s home, she and her father are forced to flee. Binti sees a possible solution: if she can bring her father and Elias’s mother together, they might marry and be able to stay in Belgium.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Twelve-year-old Binti was born in the Congo but has lived in Belgium with her father, Jovial, since she was little. Although she has no legal documents, Binti wants to live a normal life and dreams of becoming a famous YouTuber. Elias is 11 and runs the “Save the Okapi Club” without his father’s help; his father moved to Brazil after divorcing Elias’s mother. The police raid Binti’s home, forcing them to flee. Binti quickly sees the perfect solution to all her problems: if she can set her father up with Elias’s mother, they can get married and stay in Belgium.
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