Underplayed Gems

Galore (2020)

Galore poster
Original title
Gogo
Directed by
Pascal Plisson
Genre
documentary film
Country
France, Kenya
Runtime
1h 27m
Rated
AL
Rating
8.2 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A 94-year-old illiterate Kenyan woman enrolls in primary school to set an example for her grandchildren. She studies alongside her great-granddaughters and children she delivered as a midwife. The film follows her journey to pass her final exam and prove that learning has no age limit.

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What happens

Gogo est un film documentaire français réalisé par Pascal Plisson, sorti en 2021. Gogo raconte l'histoire d'une femme kényane analphabète qui décide, à 94 ans de s'inscrire à l'école pour tenter de réussir son examen de fin de primaire. Mère de trois enfants et sage-femme depuis 75 ans, elle intègre l’école de Ndalat, un village voisin, avec six de ses arrière-petites-filles et des enfants qu'elle a fait naître. Elle souhaite montrer qu'il n'y a pas d'âge pour apprendre et servir d'exemple pour les jeunes, elle qui n'a pas pu bénéficier de l'enseignement quand elle était petite et dont les arrière-petites-filles n’étaient pas scolarisées. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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