A Golden Life
Or de vie
International Competition
In Burkina Faso, in Bantara, 16-year-old Rasmané descends more than 100 meters to extract gold from the mines. Rasmané makes his way amongst fierce adults in the hopes of one day becoming emancipated.
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Boubacar Sangare
Boubacar Sangaré is a filmmaker, author, and director from Burkina Faso. He directed four short films and co-directed a feature documentary for television. A Golden Life is his first feature documentary for cinema. He is currently developing several other projects, including a road movie documentary, Djéliya, Memory of Manding (selected for La Fabrique des Cinémas du Monde, in Cannes Film Festival 2022, Miradas Doc, and Hot Docs Forum), and two feature-length fiction films: Le nom qu’on te donne and Les dieux délinquants.
Screenings
Thursday, 23 November 4:15PM
Toldi - Big Hall
Sunday, 26 November 6:30PM
Corvin - Jávor
Wednesday, 29 November 6:00PM
Corvin - Jávor
Burkina Faso, Benin, France
2023
85min
Afrikaans, French
Hungarian Premiere
Director
Boubacar Sangare
Producer
Madeline Robert
Editor
Gladys Joujou
Cinematographer
Isso Emmanuel Bationo
Distribution info
Filmotor Michaela Cajkova michaela@filmotor.com
Festivals and Awards
Caligari Film Award Nominee at Berlinale 2023