Baria et le grand mariage

Baria and the big wedding

Manu Bonmariage, Belgium, 2001, 35 mm, Format diffusion : 1.37 (35 mm), 58/89 minutes

“Once upon a time, lived Baria, a young Comoro Island Girl, born in Marseille.

She cherished the secret desire to find the ideal man.

Which is difficult, when before one’s birth one is destined for a Grand Comoran Wedding. To her fiancé Maoulida she would belong.

In an African village she would wed.

Baria, Beautiful island girl, I recognize your legitimate desire, but here tradition

comes first? The elders have always dreamed of this Grand Comoran Wedding.

Do you really believe you can escape it?

It is a tale or a true story? Documentary or fiction film? No, it is “cinéma vérité” woven trough with the emotions of a young girl who thought she was free, but who lives torn between two cultures.

• Directed by: Manu Bonmariage
• Screenplay: Manu Bonmariage
• Photography: Manu Bonmariage
• Sound: Yvan Geeraert
• Image editing: Aude Grillon
• Mixing: Olivier Walszck
• Languages: FR
• Subtitles: FR
• Available formats: Beta Digital, Digital
• Production: Les films à Lou,Nota Bene
• Coproduction: WIP
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