Desrances

Synopsis

After the brutal massacre of his family in Haiti, Francis Desrances resettles in the Ivory Coast. Years later Francis, his wife Aissey and 12-year-old daughter Haila await the birth of a son, who to Francis' excitement and Haila's irritation is immediately regarded as the worthy heir to the Desrances name. As the birth looms, civil war erupts in Abidjan and amidst the melee Aissey goes missing. Haila courageously steps forward in ways that challenge her father's notion of what constitutes a rightful heir. Cementing her status as a bold voice in contemporary filmmaking, Apolline Traoré's domestic drama escalates into an intense thriller that mounts a passionate challenge to commonly-held gender roles, whilst also highlighting the human cost of civil strife.

Main Cast

Jimmy Jean-Louis

Francis Desrances

Age : 55 | Popularity : 8%

Jemima Nemlin

Haila

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Evelyne Ily Juhen

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Mike Danon

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Narcisse Afeli

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Tiekoumba Dosso

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Missa Ndri

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Delphine Ouattara

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Apolline Traoré
Writing	Writer	Apolline Traoré
Camera	Director of Photography	Ali Lakrouf
	First Assistant Camera	Romain Schwartz
Production	Producer	Denis Cougnaud
	Executive Producer	Jimmy Jean-Louis
Sound	Music	Cyril Morin
	Sound Mixer	Vianney Aubé
	Sound	Laurent Malan
	Dialogue Editor	Mathieu Tiger
	Supervising Sound Editor	Mathieu Tiger
	Music Editor	Arnaud Gauthier
	Musician	Cyril Morin
Editing	Editor	Sylvie Gadmer
	Colorist	Karim El Katari
	Dailies Manager	Jeremie Oukrat
	Assistant Editor	Lucile Sautarel
Visual Effects	Visual Effects	Frédérik Bois
Art	Title Designer	Frédérik Bois
Crew	Unit Publicist	Marie Y. Lemelle
Department	Role	Name

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