Theatre
AMFM presents "Talia’s Journey" by Christophe Rolin
2022, Belgium / Senegal / Luxembourg, 79 mins
English— Talia is a 19-year-old Belgian girl, with Senegalese roots, visiting her country of origin for the first time. She starts off in Dakar, in the luxurious villa of her cousin’s family, hoping to meet her grandmother. But her grandmother is nowhere to be found and the villa quickly becomes a “golden prison”. Until she meets Malika, a mysterious bird street seller.
French— Talia, une jeune Afro-Belge, visite pour la première fois son pays d’origine, le Sénégal. Elle débarque à Dakar, dans la luxueuse villa de la famille de sa cousine Binta, avec l’espoir de rencontrer sa grand-mère. Mais cette dernière est introuvable et la villa devient rapidement une prison dorée. Un jour, elle rencontre Malika, une mystérieuse marchande d’oiseaux ambulante.
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