Small Country: An African Childhood
When The Innocence Of Childhood Faces History
7.2
166 votes
August 26, 2020
1h 52m
Overview
Gabriel, aged 10, lives in a comfortable ex-pat neighborhood in Burundi, his ‘small country’. Gabriel is a normal kid, happy, carefree and having adventures with his friends and little sister. Then in 1993, tensions in neighboring Rwanda spill over, threatening his family and his innocence.
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Cast
Jean-Paul Rouve
Michel
Isabelle Kabano
Yvonne
Djibril Vancoppenolle
GabrielDelya de Medina
Ana
Veronika Varga
Mme Economopoulos
Tao Monladja
GinoRuben Ruhanamilindi
ArmandBrian Gakwavu
LucienKenny Hubbawive
PaulNelson Membe
FrancisEdouard Niyonteze
ProthéElvis Nahimana
InnocentJoseph Amani Ndume
PascalChloé Gasaro
FeliciteBenny Bumako
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