Binta y la gran idea (2004)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.4/10   

Director:

Javier Fesser

Guionista:

Javier Fesser (writer)

Género:

Drama | Familia | Corto

Plot:

Binta, a little girl from Senegal, tells us about the everyday life in her village, the importance of education for the girls, and about her father's great idea to make the world a better place.

Plot Keywords:

School | Village | Girl | Senegal | Education

Premios:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Great portrait of the "real" Africa!

Reparto

Zeynabou Diallo	...	Binta
Agnile Sambou	...	Binta's father
Aminata Sane	...	Soda

También conocida como:

Binta and the Great Idea (International: English title)

Duración:

30 min

País:

Spain

Idioma:

Jola-Fonyi | Francés

Color:

Color

Locaciones de Filmación:

Senegal

Conexiones de Película:

Apareció en The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007) (TV)

Great portrait of the "real" Africa!

I honestly wasn't expecting too much out of this film. I watched it because I saw that it was made in Senegal, a wonderful country which I had the chance to visit 2 years ago. I simply wanted to relive my experiences and hoped I would see something that might remind me of my trip. I got so much more.

OK, so the acting isn't THAT great, its obviously low budget, and there is really nothing too fancy here. But WOW, what a message! I found that it really captured what I got out of my trip to Africa: yes, Africa lacks much by the standards of Western Society. But there is a lot we can learn from them as well. I would gladly give up all of my modern comforts to go live in that much more simple society.

The film also portrays the culture very well, and highlights the strategy of social progress via performance arts. This strategy is often used for advancement of human rights. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who is going to West Africa.