Totem (2022)
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Jean-Philippe Amani, Ole van Hoogdalem, Emmanuel Ohene Boafo, Lies Visschedijk
After police arrest her mother and little brother, an eleven-year-old aspiring swimmer escapes and sets out to find her father in Rotterdam.
The story
Ama, an eleven-year-old girl from Senegal who has lived in Rotterdam all her life, dreams of becoming a professional swimmer and takes swimming lessons with her best friend, Thijs. When police arrest her mother and younger brother for living in the Netherlands illegally, Ama escapes. She sets out to find her father, who is working a night shift somewhere in Rotterdam.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
The film follows Ama, an eleven-year-old girl from Senegal who has lived in Rotterdam her whole life. Ama dreams of becoming a professional swimmer, so she takes lots of swimming lessons with her best friend, Thijs. However, when the police arrest her mother and little brother, Abombola, for living in the Netherlands illegally, Ama manages to escape. She decides to look for her father, who is working the night shift somewhere in Rotterdam. During her search, Ama is helped by a gigantic porcupine, her spiritual totem animal, which protects her and shows her the way.
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