ZINDER

By Aicha MACKY

LES CINEMAS DU MONDE - LA FABRIQUE CINEMA DE L’INSTITUT FRANÇAIS - as PROMO

First film - Development 2018

This film is Aicha Macky’s ode to her country which, along with other Sahelian nations, is increasingly affected by terrorism. Like a shadow in her home city, she attempts to understand how young people become radicalized through gangs.

    • Year of production
    • 2018
    • Genres
    • First film, Documentary
    • Countries
    • NIGER
    • Director(s)
    • Aicha MACKY
    • Producer(s)
    • Ousmane SAMASSÉKOU (Tabous Production)
    • Synopsis
    • Young people without work, most of whom are looking to leave the country, have joined the ranks of gangs perpetrating violence in the town of Zinder, Niger. Locally, they are called the “In Palais”. Using her skills as a sociologist and her passion for film, Aicha Macky explores the origins of this violence, which is taking over her country and the continent.