The documentary follows the endeavors of 5 young Senegalese who, although they are friends, compete to be chosen by a famous female wrestling promoter, to become the next wrestling champion. Mixing love and hate, and hopes, disillusions and convictions, this documentary is an invitation to a colorful, artful journey, and to a reflection on social mobility. All in all, while Africa often evokes images of misery, this documentary project will show that there is hope for its population and that there is now a way to succeed in Senegal itself. It will also highlight the importance of one's roots and social network, which in Senegal is primarily that of friends and family.
2013
MADAME TYSON
55'/84'
HD (1280x720)
16:9
Color
DVD
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File
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Blu-ray
Français - Anglais
Edward Porembny, Delphine Dewulf
Kess Bohan, Jacek Gruszka, Edward Porembny
Bartosz Idzi
Catherine Catella
Alexandre Cornu
ARTE G.E.I.E – TVP Telewizja Polska
TV5 Monde
Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK)
ETV2
CNC - Centre National du cinéma et de l’imagé animée
Programme MEDIA de l’Union Européenne
PROCIREP – Société des Producteurs, ANGOA
Polish Film Institute
AMP Polska
Les Films du Tambour de Soie
Les Films du Tambour de Soie
International Film Festival of Fine Arts, Szolnok, Hungary, 2014
Krakow Film Festival Market, 2014
Ahmed Attia Award 2014 given by the Association of Mediterranean Producers (APIMED)
Sunny Side of the Doc TV5 Monde award
Nomination for Eagle 2014 film award for the best Polish Documentary Films
11 international human right festival 2013 in glasgow, UK
Opening film of AfryKamera 2013 international film festival in Poland
Opening film of Dakar Arts et Films festival de la journée internationale de la femme, Senegal 2013
East European Forum of Documentary Films in Prague.
Docs in Thessaloniki pitching forum in Greece
