Theatre
AMFM presents, "Envoy of God / L’envoyee de dieu by Amina Abdoulaye Mamani"
2023, Niger/Burkina Faso/Rwanda, 23 mins
English— Twelve-year-old Fatima is dropped off in a market, wearing an explosive belt activated in ten minutes to kill the enemies of Allah. For nine minutes, it’s an inner journey from the present to the past. Fatima remembers her mother selling in the market.
Français – Par ici, l’envoyée de Dieu est choisie par hasard et soumise à des rites funéraires. Fatima, douze ans, déposée dans un marché, portant une ceinture d’explosif activée dix minutes pour tuer les ennemis d’Allah. Pendant neuf minutes, c’est un voyage intérieur durant lequel, elle passe du présent au passé. Fatima se rappelle que sa mère vend dans ce marché.
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