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Silent Monologue (The)

  • Monologue de la muette (Le)
Genre : Social
Type : Documentary
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2008
Format : Mid-length
Running time : 46 (in minutes)

The Silent Monologue is Amy's life. The life of a maid. She began working from the age of 12, if not younger. Her job is not secure. It's a life of daily servitude to her employer. Constrained to return to her village, to give birth to her daughter, she is filled both with hope and hopelessness. The utterances of other maids, the complaints of washerwomen, the struggle of all those living on rue 11 in the Medina echo her situation. The rage of the slam poet Fatim Poulo Sy. Our anger rising... Like a polyphony.

Senegal, France, Belgium · 2008 · Beta digital · Color · 46' · o.v. French/Wolof

Directing: Charlie Van Damme, Khady Sylla
Cinematography: Charlie Van Damme
Editing: Emmanuelle Baude

Production
Athénaïse / athenaises@orange.fr
Iota Production
Karoninka

World Sales
Andana Films / contact@andanafilms.com


Source: Locarno 2012
www.pardolive.ch/en/catalogue/film.html?fid=608383&sl=en

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DE
Amy ist ein Dienstmädchen, wie es viele gibt in Senegal. Ein Leben als Dienstmädchen bedeutet mit 12, manchmal auch früher, anfangen zu arbeiten. Ohne Vertrag und Lohnabrechnung ist sie eher Sklavin ihrer Patrons denn Angestellte. Die Intimität ihres erzwungenen Rückzugs ins Dorf, wo sie eine Tochter zur Welt bringt, ist für sie Hoffnung und Sackgasse zugleich. Als Spiegel ihrer Erfahrungen: diejenigen anderer Dienstmädchen, die Anklage der Wäscherinnen, der Widerstand der Frauen der Barackensiedlung der rue 11 in der Altstadt, der Zorn der Slam-Poetin Fatim Poulo Sy.

Senegal, Frankreich, Belgien · 2008 · Beta digital · Color · 46' · French/Wolof

Regie: Charlie Van Damme, Khady Sylla
Kamera: Charlie Van Damme
Schnitt: Emmanuelle Baude

Produktion
Athénaïse / athenaises@orange.fr
Iota Production
Karoninka

Weltrechte
Andana Films / contact@andanafilms.com

Source: Locarno 2012
www.pardolive.ch/de/catalogue/film.html?fid=608383&sl=de

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IT
Amy è una delle tante donne che in Senegal fanno le domestiche. Il che significa iniziare a lavorare a 12 anni, a volte anche prima. Senza un contratto e senza paga, più che una dipendente Amy è una schiava del suo padrone. Nell'intimità del suo ritiro forzato nel villaggio, dove dà alla luce una figlia, Amy intravede una via d'uscita ma al contempo si ritrova in un'impasse. A far eco al suo percorso, le parole di altre serve, il lamento delle lavandaie, la resistenza delle donne della bidonville della rue 11 nella medina e la rabbia della poetessa slam Fatim Poulo Sy.

Senegal, Francia, Belgio · 2008 · Beta digital · Colore · 46' · v.o. francese, wolof

Regia: Charlie Van Damme, Khady Sylla
Immagini: Charlie Van Damme
Montaggio: Emmanuelle Baude

Produzione
Athénaïse / athenaises@orange.fr
Iota Production
Karoninka

Diritti mondiali
Andana Films
contact@andanafilms.com

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