Baria et le grand mariage
Baria and the big wedding

Manu Bonmariage, Belgium, 2001, 35 mm, Format diffusion : 1.37 (35 mm), 58/89 minutes

“Once upon a time, lived Baria, a young Comoro Island Girl, born in Marseille.

She cherished the secret desire to find the ideal man.

Which is difficult, when before one’s birth one is destined for a Grand Comoran Wedding. To her fiancé Maoulida she would belong.

In an African village she would wed.

Baria, Beautiful island girl, I recognize your legitimate desire, but here tradition

comes first? The elders have always dreamed of this Grand Comoran Wedding.

Do you really believe you can escape it?

It is a tale or a true story? Documentary or fiction film? No, it is “cinéma vérité” woven trough with the emotions of a young girl who thought she was free, but who lives torn between two cultures.

  • Directed by: Manu Bonmariage
  • Screenplay: Manu Bonmariage
  • Photography: Manu Bonmariage
  • Sound: Yvan Geeraert
  • Image editing: Aude Grillon
  • Mixing: Olivier Walszck
  • Languages: FR
  • Subtitles: FR
  • Available formats: Beta Digital, Digital
  • Production: Les films à Lou,Nota Bene
  • Coproduction: WIP
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