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Bintou

IMDb ID: tt0290468 · Rating: 6.8 (48 votes)

Genres: Short

Bintou is beaten by her husband Abel, for using housekeeping money to pay for her daughter to go to school. He believes that only his sons should be educated. Bintou is determined to earn the money herself, but the only skill she ...

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesUnited States: A Close-Up on Bintou
Burkina Faso: Bintou
Sweden: Close Up on Bintou
Close Up on BintouRuntime31 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews1Critic Reviews0Countries / RegionsBurkina Faso
FranceProduction CompaniesKey Light
Les Films du Defi
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Stars

Alima Salouka
Hyppolite Ouangrawa

Directors

Fanta Régina Nacro

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Alima Salouka | Character: Bintou
Actor: Hyppolite Ouangrawa | Character: Abdel

[Directors Group]
Name: Fanta Régina Nacro | Role: Director

[Producers Group]
Name: Claire Lajoumard | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Yacouba Compaoré | Role: Composer
Name: Mai Lingani | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Nara Keo Kosal | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Nano Chesnais | Role: Editor

[Sound Department]
Name: Patrice Mendez | Role: Sound Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Mathias Bouffier | Role: Editorial Department

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0290468/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Netherlands: January 29, 2001 (International Film Festival Rotterdam)
Sweden: February 3, 2001 (Göteborg Film Festival)
France: May 2001 (Cannes Directors' Fortnight)
Canada: September 14, 2001 (Toronto International Film Festival)
United States: January 2002 (Sundance Film Festival)
France: November 14, 2004 (Besançon Lumières d'Afrique)
United States: February 4, 2021 (New York African Film Festival)

Awards

Winner | 2001 | Cannes Film Festival | Kodak Short Film Award | Fanta Régina Nacro, A Close-Up on Bintou
Winner | 2001 | Ouagadougou Panafrican Film and Television Festival | Best Short Film | Fanta Régina Nacro, A Close-Up on Bintou
Winner | 2001 | Ouagadougou Panafrican Film and Television Festival | UNIFEM Award | Fanta Régina Nacro, A Close-Up on Bintou
Winner | 2001 | Ouagadougou Panafrican Film and Television Festival | CILSS Population and Development Award | Feature Film | Fanta Régina Nacro, A Close-Up on Bintou
Winner | 2001 | Ouagadougou Panafrican Film and Television Festival | Plan International Award | Children's Education | Fanta Régina Nacro, A Close-Up on Bintou
Winner | 2001 | Ouagadougou Panafrican Film and Television Festival | Poitou Charentes Award | Short Film | Fanta Régina Nacro, A Close-Up on Bintou | Tied with Article 15 bis (2000).
Winner | 2001 | Marrakech International Film Festival | Golden Star | Best Short Film | Fanta Régina Nacro, A Close-Up on Bintou | Tied with Jean Farès (2001).
Winner | 2001 | Amiens International Film Festival | Golden Unicorn | Best Short Film | Fanta Régina Nacro, A Close-Up on Bintou
Winner | 2002 | Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival | Special Jury Award | International Competition | Fanta Régina Nacro, A Close-Up on Bintou
Winner | 2001 | Bermuda International Film Festival | Bermuda Shorts Award | Fanta Régina Nacro, A Close-Up on Bintou
Nominee | 2001 | Namur International Festival of French-Speaking Film | Golden Bayard | Best Short Film | Fanta Régina Nacro, A Close-Up on Bintou
Winner | 2002 | Tampere Film Festival | Special Prize of the Jury | Fanta Régina Nacro, A Close-Up on Bintou
Nominee | 2001 | Cannes Film Festival | SACD Short Film Award | Directors' Fortnight | Fanta Régina Nacro, A Close-Up on Bintou

Box Office

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