La cité rose (2012)
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Azize Diabaté Abdoulaye, Idrissa Diabaté, Ibrahim Koma, Ismael Ouazzani, Juliette Lamboley
A twelve-year-old boy’s hopes and loyalties intersect with the very different ambitions of his two cousins.
The story
Twelve-year-old Mitraillette lives in a housing estate called the Cité rose, a place he deeply values. Loyal to his family and friends, he dreams of going out with Océane, the prettiest girl at his school. His life becomes intertwined with the paths of his two cousins: sixteen-year-old Isma, who admires a local gangster named Narcisse and starts working for him, and twenty-two-year-old Djibril, who dreams of becoming a lawyer. Their different ambitions bring Mitraillette into a story shaped by family ties and life in the estate.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
The hero of this film is a twelve-year-old boy named Mitraillette. He lives in a housing estate called the Cité rose, which means a great deal to him. He is loyal to his family and friends, and dreams of going out with Océane, the prettiest girl at his school. His fate becomes bound up with that of Isma, his sixteen-year-old cousin, who admires Narcisse, a local gangster, and starts working for him. His fate is also bound up with that of Djibril, his twenty-two-year-old cousin, who dreams of becoming a lawyer.
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