08 August 2007 | Cinematca AstraFilm la Muzeul Taranului Roman Bucuresti |

Stapani si sclavi

...de Astra Film Fest

Evenimentele se petrec in zilele noastre, in zona semidesertica a regiunii Sahel din Niger. Patrundem intr-o lume guvernata de principii de neconceput in lumea occidentala. Despre sclavie s-ar crede ca e un mod de viata apartinand unui trecut indepartat.

Si totusi, in regiunea Sahel sclavia exista. Aceasta stare de lucruri se perpetueaza datorita unor principii considerate imuabile: imposibilitatea trecerii dintr-o clasa sociala in alta si respectarea normelor islamice cu o rigoare dusa la extrem. Filmul are in centru doua personaje. Tumajet are 26 de ani si a reusit sa fuga de la stapanul ei tuareg, caruia ii fusese data ca sclava din copilarie. Si-a lasat in urma fiica, ramasa in continuare in sclavie. Boulboulou are 20 de ani. A fugit de la stapanul ei, un arab care o teroriza, in urma cu doi ani si inca se teme de razbunarea lui. Personajele au in comun doua lucruri: amandoua sunt de culoare si amandoua au avut curajul sa se revolte impotriva sclaviei. Timidria, o grupare locala, le va ajuta sa-si infrunte fostii stapani. Filmul urmeaza drumurile caravanelor prin desert, pentru a dezvalui o lumea necunoscuta a sclaviei si relatiile complicate dintre stapani si sclavi.

The story takes place in the present time, in the immense semi-desert of the Sahel region of Niger. It presents a world governed by rules inconceivable by Western culture. Slavery is supposed to belong to the remote past, and yet in Sahel it is still a way of life. This state of affairs is made possible by two perpetual principles: the immutability of the social position and the loyalty to an extremely rigorous form of Islam. The film is built around two human adventures. Tumajet is 26. She has just run away from the Tuareg master to whom she was enslaved since early childhood. Her daughter though has remained in her former are Timidria, a and of the between masters and slaves. Boulboulou is 20 and she has fled the cruelty of her Arab master two years ago, but she still fears his revenge. Both women black. They share the courage of having rebelled against slavery. local alliance, will help them confront their former masters. The film follows the camel trails across the desert to enter the heart of an unknown world: the world of slavery complex relationships

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