

Al Djanat, the Original Paradise
2023-04-23 · 84 min · ★ 9.0
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.
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- Directors
- Chloé Aichä Leterrier Boro
- Production companies
- Les Films de l’œil sauvage, Merveilles Productions, Bärbel Mauch Film
- Countries
- Benin, Burkina Faso, France, Germany
- Status
- Released
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