Astel (2021)
While helping tend her family’s herd of cows in a northern region of Senegal, a 13-year-old girl faces changes that threaten her tight bond with her father in this vividly realized directorial debut by screenwriter and filmmaker Ramata-Toulaye Sy.
Director:
Ramata-Toulaye Sy
Writer:
Ramata-Toulaye Sy
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Hawa Mamadou Dia as Astel |
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Cherif Amadou Diallo as Le père |
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Alassane Hamet Ly as Le jeune berger |
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Khady Diallo as La mère |
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Amadou Diallo as Le petit frère |
| Directing | Ramata-Toulaye Sy | Director |
| Production | Maud Leclair | Producer |
| Camera | Amine Berrada | Director of Photography |
| Production | Margaux Juvénal | Producer |
| Sound | Amine Bouhafa | Music |
| Editing | Nathan Jacquard | Editor |
| Production | Amaury Ovise | Producer |
| Writing | Ramata-Toulaye Sy | Screenplay |
| Production | Souleymane Kébé | Production Director |
| Production | Jean-Christophe Reymond | Producer |