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Browse 5 movies from Merveilles Productions
In Burkina Faso, young men look under the earth for gold – and a better future. As a result, 16-year-old Rasmané barely seems like a teenager any more. This mainly observational film follows him into the 100-metre abyss of small-scale mining.
Jun 2024
The death of a Burkinabé family’s patriarch and the division of his estate unearths conflict between his heirs and larger questions about inheritance, belonging and the communal customs of West Africa versus Westernized courts.
Apr 2023
It's been few days since Phiona came back from Madrid, a metaphorical city where she was alienated from the outside world for three years. After a day-long friendly conversation with her snobbish cousin Yves takes a turn for the judgmental regarding the decisions that made Phiona go to Madrid in the first place, their friendship is put at odds.
Feb 2025
Josette, 75, struggling with her loneliness, meets Sarah, a young woman from her neighborhood. The two women, of diametrically opposed personalities, become acquainted, and gradually, all of Josette’s points of reference, linked to family ties, are shattered.
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An in depth look at ‘FRAPP’, a collective of young Senegalese activists in Dakar, as the country prepares for its most decisive presidential election since independence in 1960. How far are they prepared to go to succeed in their struggle?
Mar 2026