Small Country: An African Childhood

Small Country: An African Childhood (French: Petit Pays) is a 2020 film written and directed by Éric Barbier.[2] It is a co-production between France and Belgium. It is an adaptation of Gaël Faye's 2016 novel Small Country.[3] It was theatrically released in France on 28 August 2020.[4]

Small Country: An African Childhood
Theatrical release poster
FrenchPetit Pays
Directed byÉric Barbier
Screenplay byÉric Barbier
Based onSmall Country
by Gaël Faye
Produced by
Starring
  • Jean-Paul Rouve
  • Isabelle Kabano
  • Djibril Vancoppenolle
  • Dayla De Medina
  • Veronika Varga
CinematographyAntoine Sanier
Edited byJennifer Augé
Music byRenaud Barbier
Production
companies
Distributed byPathé Distribution
Release dates
  • 3 February 2020 (2020-02-03) (Papeete)
  • 28 August 2020 (2020-08-28) (France)
Running time
111 minutes
Countries
  • France
  • Belgium
LanguagesFrench, Kirundi and Swahili
Box office$2.6 million[1]

Plot

The film tells the story of Gabriel, a happy 10 year old living with his French entrepreneur father and Rwandan mother in a expatriate neighborhood in Burundi. As the 1993 tensions in Rwanda starts, his family and innocence is threatened.[5][6]

Cast
  • Jean-Paul Rouve as Michel Chappaz
  • Isabelle Kabano as Yvonne
  • Djibril Vancoppenolle as Gaby Chappaz
  • Dayla De Medina as Ana Chappaz[7]
  • Veronika Varga as Madame Economopoulos
  • Tao Monladja as Gino
  • Ruben Ruhanamilindi as Armand
  • Brian Gakwavu as Lucien
  • Kenny Hubbawiwe as Paul
  • Nelson Membe as Francis

Awards

Festivals

References
  1. "Small Country: An African Childhood (2020)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  2. "Small Country: An African Childhood (2019)". en.unifrance.org. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  3. Lemercier, Fabien (27 August 2020). "Review: Small Country: An African Childhood". Cineuropa. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  4. "Le Petit Pays de Gaël Faye voit grand au cinéma". Le Figaro (in French). AFP. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  5. "Small Country: An African Childhood". Institut français du Royaume-Uni. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  6. FFF21 Small Country: an African Childhood | Palace Cinemas, retrieved 2 August 2022
  7. "Small Country: An African Childhood(FCP 2020)". Broadway Cinematheque. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  8. Szalai, Georg (10 February 2021). "France's Cesar Awards Nominations Unveiled". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  9. "'Petit Pays' director nominated for The Cesar Awards". The New Times | Rwanda. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  10. Small Country: An African Childhood, retrieved 2 August 2022
  11. "Gael Faye's petit pays scoops two global awards". The New Times | Rwanda. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  12. Riffenburg, Charles. "Small Country: An African Childhood". Cinema Chicago. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  13. "Small Country: An African Childhood". ICFF - Lavazza IncluCity. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  14. "Petit Pays | Festival International de Films de Fribourg". www.fiff.ch. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
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