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Ambassade De France En Ind, Institut Francais, and Alliance Française are bringing to Rajasthan International Centre, Jaipur a film festival comprising the following films: 6 April : LE MANDAT (Senegal) The day the postman brings Ibrahima Dieng a money order of 25,000 CFA francs from his nephew, an immigrant in Paris, Ibrahima becomes generous. News spreads throughout the neighborhood, and he helps his family and neighbors. Howe-ver, without an identity card, the post office refuses to give him the money, setting off a long and arduous struggle through the labyrinth of Senegalese bureaucracy. 9 April: (I) I PROMISE YOUR PARADISE (Egypt) For a long time, street newspaper selling in Dakar has been the domain of boys. But today, Sili, a young girl of about twelve who moves with the help of crutches and begs to survive while supporting her blind grandmother decides to sell newspapers like the boys. However, this small world of newspaper vendors is ruthless, she will encounter hardship but also the friendship shared among the less fortunate. (II) BONNARIEN (France) Mauricette Bonnarien (twenty-seven years old) works as a dockworker at the port of Dégrad des Cannes in French Guiana. In her free time, she performs slam poetry. Deeply self-conscious about her last name, which was imposed on her ancestor during the abolition of slavery, she is fighting to complete the process of changing it. It is time for her to make her new name heard by those around her. 11 April : BAL POUSSIERE (Côte d’Ivoire) Demi-God, that is what he calls himself, as the sole master after God in the village, decides to take a sixth wife to bring harmony to each day of the week. He reserves the seventh day for rest or as a reward for the best among them. But then, the new wife, Binta, arrives from the city! 14 April : AYA OF YOPOUGON (Côte d’Ivoire) Late 1970s, in Côte d’Ivoire, in Yopougon, a working-class neighbourhood of Abidjan. This is where Aya, a serious 19-year-old girl, lives. She prefers staying home to study rather than going out with her friends. Aya spends her days between school, family, and her two best friends, Adjoua and Bintou, who only think about sneaking out at night to party in the maquis. Things take a turn when Adjoua accidentally gets pregnant. What to do? 16 April : (I) LA PETITE VENDEUSE DE SOLEIL (Senegal) Sili is between ten and thirteen years old, lives on the streets, and gets around with the help of crutches. A beggar, she holds out her hand where the boys sell newspapers. But that morning she was violently pushed aside by them. She had to struggle to get back on her feet and was deeply humiliated. That’s when she made up her mind. Starting tomorrow, she will sell newspapers like everyone else. What applies to men also applies to women. This small world of newspaper sellers is ruthless. There, she will encounter pain, dreams... and finally, friendship. (II) - LA FRANC (Senegal) The film follows the musician Marigo, who dreams of his instrument, a congoma, which was confiscated by his landlady because he owes her six months` rent. A friend entrusts him with a national lottery ticket, which he decides to keep safe until the draw: he sticks it to his door and covers it with a poster of a childhood hero. It turns out to be the winning number, but to claim the money, he would have to peel off the ticket. 18 April : VERMINES (France) Faced with a spider invasion, the residents of an apartment building must fight to survive.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Mini Audi 2-Rajasthan International Centre: Jaipur, Bhamashah State Data Centre Block-C, Jhalana Doongri, Jaipur, Rajasthan 302004, India
Tickets
INR 49
