No U-Turn

Synopsis

As a young man, director Ike Nnaebue left Nigeria intending to take the route via Benin, Mali, and Mauritania to Morocco - but he was forced to turn back earlier, and never made it to Europe. In his first documentary, No U-Turn, he retraces the life-changing journey he made over 20 years ago. Along the way, he meets those who are taking the same trip and, through conversations with them, tries to understand what motivates young people today to expose themselves to the dangers of a passage into an uncertain future. Most are aware of the dangers of traveling undocumented by road, yet more and more are joining the ranks of those who take this risk. Overlaid with a powerful poetic commentary and insight into the long-reaching impact of a colonial past, this self-reflective travelogue unpacks the deep longing of an entire generation in search of opportunities.

Main Cast

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Ike Nnaebue
Writing	Writer	Ike Nnaebue
Production	Producer	Christilla Huillard-Kann Okey Omeire Don Edkins Tiny Mungwe
	Associate Producer	Teboho Edkins
	Production Manager	Corinne Delpech Ingrid La Grange
	Producer's Assistant	Bérénice Hahn Clarisse Belondrade
Camera	Director of Photography	Jide Tom Akinleminu
Editing	Editor	Matthieu Augustin
	Color Grading	Thibaut Petillon
	Assistant Editor	Mark Grandy
Sound	Sound	Ali Bamhaoued Safali Eugene
	Original Music Composer	Ikwan Onkha
	Sound Editor	Manu Vidal
	Sound Mixer	Laure Arto
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