Cahier Africain (2016)

Directed by

Heidi Specogna

Genre

documentary film

Country

Germany, Switzerland

Runtime

1h 58m

Rated

AA

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows two young women in Central Africa over several years. It starts from a notebook that records war victims' testimonies. The film shows their daily lives and struggles in the wake of conflict.

observationalsoberintimatepatientgroundedearnestreflectivequietly intense

What happens

Cahier Africain ([kaje afʁikɛ̃], "African Notebook") is a 2016 documentary film by Heidi Specogna, a Swiss filmmaker. Beginning in 2008, Specogna's long-term observation follows the lives of two young Central African women, Amzine and Arlette. The film was prompted by the discovery of a small exercise book, full of courageous testimonies by more than 300 victims of war crimes committed by Central African mercenaries during armed conflict between October 2002 and March 2003. Cahier Africain premiered in 2016 at the Locarno Film Festival, where it received the Zonta Club Award, and the film's UK premiere was in September 2017 at the 25th Raindance Film Festival in London. Salena Godden was the film's English-language narrator. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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