In the city of Zinder, in the heart of the Sahel, young Nigeriens are organising themselves into gangs in the face of a lack of prospects. These groups, called "Palais", come from the Kara Kara neighbourhood, historically home to lepers and outcasts. The filmmaker and activist Aicha Macky, born in Zinder, returns to tell the story of these young people left behind.
Young unemployed people, about to go into exile due to their misery, join gangs whose violence is keeping the city of Zinder in Niger in suspense. Most of them are children of lepers who came to the world away from medical facilities, are not registered anywhere and therefore had no right to education. They were invisible all their lives until they rebelled. The locals call them the "palace boys". They imitate the style of the North American ghetto bosses: fat chains on their necks, T-shirts with pictures of Hollywood stars, faded, turned-up jeans, duck walking... They make a name for themselves through spectacular, sometimes tragic crimes and thus nurture a climate of Anxiety and psychosis in Zinder.
A film by Aïcha MACKY
Niger / France / Germany, 2021, Documentary - 1h 22 mins
Tags: Africa, Human interest Country: Niger / France / Germany (F, D, NE) Type: Documentary Duration: 82 min Year: 2021
Producer (FR): Clara Vuillermoz Producer NE: Ousmane Samassekou
Director: Aicha Macky
ScreenWriter: Aicha Macky
Cinematography: Julien Bossé
Sound: Abdoulaye Adamou Mato
Music: Dominique Peter
Editing: Karen Benainous
PRODUCTION: Les films du Balibari (France) Tabous Production (Niger) Corso Film (Germany) Point du Jour (France) Andana Films (France)
In coproduction with - Arte France - Al Jazeera Documentary
With the support of STEPS (Afrique du Sud) & GENERATION AFRICA
With the participation of Scam - brouillon d'un rêve / Fondation Alter-Ciné / Europe Creative - programme de l'Union européenne / Hot Docs Blue Ice Fund / Sundance Documentary Fund / IDFA Bertha coproduction Fund / World Cinema Fund Africa / Fonds Jeune Création Francophone / Région des Pays de la Loire / Région Auvergne Rhône-Alpes / Procirep-Angoa / Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée (CNC), Film- and Medienstiftung NRW
World sales: Andana Films, France (Stephan Riguet - Grégory Bétend) http://andanafilms.com/catalogueFiche.php?lang=fr&action=setcookie&req3=Human%20Interest&idFiche=1289
DISTRIBUTION : Andana Films, France (Stephan Riguet - Grégory Bétend)
2021 | Carthage Film Festival - JCC (Tunis, Tunisie) /// 30 Oct - 6 Nov 2021 * Nominee www.jcctunisie.org/filmsDetail.php?id_film=18
2021 | RIFF Reykjavik International Film Festival (Iceland) * A Different Tomorrow Award
2021 | FESPACO (Ouaga, Burkina Faso) /// July 22 - 1 August 2021 * Nominee * Three special awards at Fespaco (Burkina Faso) including Best director of West Africa Award by CEDEAO, Woman Peace Ambassador Award by AFD.
2021 | Festival International du Film de Nancy (Nancy, France) * Mention spéciale du jury
2021 | États généraux du film documentaire (Lussas, France) * Plein air
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