THE LAST SHELTER
France, Mali, South Africa 2020 – Director: Ousmane Samassékou – Original language: Bambara, English, French, Moor – Subtitles: English – Length: 85 min.
On the edge of the desert, on the sub-Saharan side, lies an establishment run by the charity Caritas: the Maison du Migrant. Some of the people who stop here want to push on, some are stuck and some decide instead to return. A film about shame and a will to survive.
We present the German Premiere of the film.
No youth rating
Ousmane Samassékou
Samassékou studied business administration and then at the Conservatory of Multimedia Arts and Crafts in Bamako. Together with others, he founded DS Production, where he works as a producer, director, cameraman and film editor.
Filmography
LES HÉRITIERS DE LA COLLINE, ML 2016, 82 min.
DOK.horizonte Competition / DOK.network Africa
The films in the DOK.horizonte series, supported by ENGAGEMENT GLOBAL with funds from the BMZ, tell stories from countries in transition. They are nominated for the VIKTOR DOK.horizonte, endowed with 5,000 euros, donated by the Petra Kelly Foundation.
In cooperation with
Camera: Ousmane Samassekou. Sound: Jean-Marc Schick. Editing: Céline Ducreux. Production: Les Films du Balibari. Producer: Estelle Robin You. Co-Producers: Andrey S Diarra (DS Productions) ; Don Edkins, Tiny Mungwe (STEPS). International Sales: Point du jour - Les films du Balibri.
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