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Sira

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1 hr 56 min
Not recommended for under 12 years.
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A Burkinabé revenge drama set in the Sahel stars a young woman who must rely on her suvival instincts after being left for dead. Recipient of 2023 Belin Audience Award.

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On the way to join her future husband, Sira and her family are attacked by terrorists in the desert. Raped and left for dead, she finds herself alone having to rely on her survival instinct. Between grief and desire for revenge, Sira does everything to thwart the attackers' plans.

Directed and screenplay by: Apolline Traoré (Burkina Faso/France/Senegal/Germany, 2022)
Cast: Nafissatou Cissé (Sira), Mike Danon (Moustapha), Lazare Minoungou (Yere), Nathalie Vairac (Aissatou), Ruth Werner (Kemi), Abdramane Barry (Jean Sidi)
Genre: drama
Awards: Audience Award and Amnesty International Film Award at Berlinale (Germany, 2023), five awards, including the Gold Award at FESPACO (Burkina Faso, 2023), Grand Prix World Cinema Exchange Award (Amsterdam, 2023)
Parental guidance: TV-14