TALIBE – The Least Favored Children of Senegal
The important tradition of Islamic education in Senegal has been left to develop in disturbingly perverted ways. 50,000 Koranic students called Talibes, young boys between 4 and 15 years old, are subjected to exploitation in conditions akin to slavery. They are forced to beg on the streets by their teachers and suffer physical abuse and neglect. Following the staff of local non-profit La Maison de la Gare (MDG), in their efforts to combat this, the documentary sets out on a poetic exploration of the nature and circumstances that breed and prolong the suffering of the children.
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WINNER
Best Documentary
(International Movie Awards 2012)
Best Cinematography
(International Movie Awards 2012)
Award of Excellence
(IFFSRV 2013)
OFFICIAL SELECTION
United Nations Assoc. Film Festival
(Stanford University 2011)
International Human Rights Film Festival – This Human World
(Vienna 2011)
International Human Rights Film Festival of Santa Coloma de Gramenet
(Barcelona 2011)
Bristol International Development Conference
(Bristol 2012)
Africa World Documentary Film Festival
(Cameroon, Nigeria 2012)
Columbia University – Human Rights Department
(New York 2012)
London Intl. Documentary Film Festival (LIDF)
(London 2012)
Festival Cinemas D’Afrique
(Switzerland 2012)
Intl. Film Festival for Peace, Inspiration, and Equality
(Indonesia 2012)
COMMFFEST Global Community Film Festival
(Canada 2012)
African Bamba Human Rights Film and Arts Festival
(Senegal 2012)
Millenium Int’l Documentary Film Festival
(Brussels 2013)
Kastav Film Festival
(Croatia 2013)
International Film Festival for Spirituality, Religion, and Visionary
(Indonesia 2013)