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Le Spectre de Boko Haram

Sun, May 26, 2024
    Part of
  • FilmAfrica
  • and
  • DanceAfrica Festival 2024
Directed by Cyrielle Raingou (2023)

In the Cameroonian village of Kolofata, on the Nigerian border, the military has been deployed to protect villagers from attacks by notorious terrorist group Boko Haram. Filmmaker Cyrielle Raingou—herself a native of far-north Cameroon—documents the lives of three children as they are forced to navigate the realities of growing up under constant threat of violence in this profoundly moving, deeply affecting debut feature.

UPCOMING Screenings

      RUNNING TIME

      80min

      VENUE

      Peter Jay Sharp Building
      BAM Rose Cinemas

      LANGUAGE

      In French, Hausa with English subtitles

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      General Admission: $16
      Members: $8
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