LES INVERTUEUSES

In the organizer's words:

AFRIKAMERA: LES INVERTUEUSES

Chloé Aïcha Boro I Burkina Faso | 2024 | OmeU | 96 min

German premiere

SA 15 NOV I 15:30 I FSK CINEMA

Followed by a discussion with the director.

In a working-class neighborhood of Ouagadougou lives a widowed grandmother who carries a painful secret: she was once forced to marry a man she didn't love. 45 years later, her heart still beats for her first great love. Her granddaughter Natie, a teenager in an identity crisis, discovers her grandmother's passion and does everything she can to bring the two lovers together - and at the same time to go her own way.

LES INVERTUEUSES is much more than just a love story. The film tells the story of the emancipation of two women in a Burkina Faso characterized by insecurity, drastic security measures and internally displaced people flocking to the cities. The story is set against the backdrop of the country's fight against terrorism, driven by the desire for freedom and self-determination.

CHLOÉ AÏCHA BORO (*1978) grew up in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. She studied modern literature and began a career as a journalist. She wrote for Burkinabe magazines and newspapers such as "La Voix du Sahel" and "Le Marabout" and published her first novel, Paroles orpheline, in 2006. Gradually, Boro turned to film and worked as an assistant director and presenter. In 2012, she made her first film SUR LES TRACES DE SALIMATA. Her first feature-length documentary FARAFIN KO followed in 2014. In 2017, she made FRANCE-AUREVOIR, LE NOUVEAU COMMERCE TRIANGULAIRE, which was awarded Best Documentary at the Festival international de Cinema Vues d'Afrique in Montreal. This was followed in 2019 by LE LOUP D'OR DE BALOLÉ, a documentary about the workers in the Balolé quarry and the effects of the political revolution of 2014. The film was awarded Best Documentary at FESPACO. AL DJANAT: THE ORIGINAL PARADISE (2023) accompanies her on her return to Burkina Faso after the death of her uncle. The film celebrated its world premiere at FESPACO 2023 and was subsequently shown at international festivals, including the award for Best African Documentary Film at the Encounters South Africa International Documentary Film Festival.

More information: AFRIKAMERA Film Festival.

Price information:

Tickets: 11,50 €, reduced: 9,50 € Berlin-Pass: 6,50 € plus booking fee.