Amina, la jeune lycéenne (2010)

Directed by

Mbaye Maniang Diagne

Country

Senegal

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A 16-year-old student named Aminata is kidnapped by strangers working for her future husband, a Senegalese man living in Europe. During her captivity she endures rape, violence, and abuse, and after escaping she learns she has contracted HIV.

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What happens

Amina, la jeune lycéenne est un film sénégalais réalisé par Diagne Mbaye Maniang, sorti le en 2010. Amina, la jeune lycéenne est l'histoire d'une jeune élève, Aminata, âgée de 16 ans, qui, à la veille de son examen, est enlevée par des inconnus envoyés par son futur mari, un "modou modou" (expatrié sénégalais en Europe). À la suite de cet enlèvement, elle va vivre des souffrances terribles telles que le viol, la violence, l' abus sexuel et la maltraitance. Après quelques semaines de séquestration, elle a fini par s'échapper, contractant le virus du VIH qu'elle découvre lors de sa première visite prénatale. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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