Standing on the Edge of the World
Directed by Sylvain L'Espérance2012 1h 46mDocumentary, History
After several failed attempts to reach Europe, Cesar, Felou and Erik find themselves in Bamako, Mali deported, dejected, disoriented, but still driven to pursue their dreams. Meanwhile Ami, like so many other young women in Africa, fights with unshakable determination to escape a life of unfulfilment and forge a brighter future for herself and her children. Through their words, through poetry, theater and song, they begin to build atop the ruins of their shattered ambitions. They strive to express the inexpressible, share the unsharable, and in so doing heal their wounds, lift their spirits and rekindle their sense of hope. They stand up against the multiple forces that surround them and seek to suppress them. Their words are power.
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Standing on the Edge of the World was released on January 1, 2012.
Standing on the Edge of the World was directed by Sylvain L'Espérance.
Standing on the Edge of the World has a runtime of 1h 46m.
Standing on the Edge of the World was produced by Lucie Lambert.
After several failed attempts to reach Europe, Cesar, Felou and Erik find themselves in Bamako, Mali deported, dejected, disoriented, but still driven to pursue their dreams. Meanwhile Ami, like so many other young women in Africa, fights with unshakable determination to escape a life of unfulfilment and forge a brighter future for herself and her children. Through their words, through poetry, theater and song, they begin to build atop the ruins of their shattered ambitions. They strive to express the inexpressible, share the unsharable, and in so doing heal their wounds, lift their spirits and rekindle their sense of hope. They stand up against the multiple forces that surround them and seek to suppress them. Their words are power.
Standing on the Edge of the World is a Documentary, History, Music film.