Sira
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Set in the Sahel, the plot follows a young Fulani girl, Sira (Nafissatou Cissé) traveling to meet her groom Jean-Sidi (Abdramane Barry). Suddenly she and her family are attacked by Islamist terrorists. All the men are shot and the leader of the gang, Yéré (Lazare Minoungou) takes Sira and rapes her. Left for dead in the desert, Sira finds herself alone and takes refuge in a cave as she weaves her survival plan.
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Set in the Sahel, the plot follows a young Fulani girl, Sira (Nafissatou Cissé) traveling to meet her groom Jean-Sidi (Abdramane Barry). Suddenly she and her family are attacked by Islamist terrorists. All the men are shot and the leader of the gang, Yéré (Lazare Minoungou) takes Sira and rapes her. Left for dead in the desert, Sira finds herself alone and takes refuge in a cave as she weaves her survival plan.
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About Sira Movie
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- The lead actor, Nafissatou Cissé was selected out of more than 1,000 girls, who were auditioned.
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- The film received a grant from World Cinema Fund (WCF Africa Program) of €39,000 in November 2021.
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- The film was filmed in Mauritania, Northwest Africa.
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- On 14 February it was reported that Paris-based sales company Wide has acquired worldwide rights of the film.
- Sira had its premiere on 21 February 2023, as part of the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival, in Panorama, where it won the Panorama Audience Award for best feature. The film is also invited at the 2023 Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou, in competition.
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