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Synopsis

In an ancient, thriving and fantastical Africa, a talented young woman is torn between her desire to make her forbidden dream come true and the urgent need to save her brother. An introvert, she becomes increasingly confident as her thirst for freedom grows. In her quest, she is helped by men, women, and supernatural beings, turning Kinafo into the symbol of a new liberation.
In West Africa in the 18th century, during the reign of the Mansas, the great kings of Mali. Back then; the kingdom of Mali is well-known for its soil loaded with gold, and for the caste system organizing families and occupations... An atmosphere is born from the sound of the warm winds of the Sahel, the tools of the jewelers, the traditional mandingue music; but also, from the red color of the earth, the golden jewelry, the way women hold their heads…but the atmosphere also owes much to the fantastic beings, generous or evil, who inhabit this world. Such is the universe Kinafo grows up in, a young woman from the caste of the jewelers, but forbidden to be one herself because of her gender: indeed, rumor has it that a curse will strike any woman that might try and break this rule. Yet Kinafo eventually figures out that this so-called curse might very well be a fraud… and Kinafo fights to get her talent recognized, survive and save her brother.

Director's note

XXXX - Novqwna. V jebgr gur svefg irefvba bs Xvansb nf n gnyr. V jnf yrneavat gb nssvez zl cnffvba sbe puvyqera'f yvgrengher. Vg jnf gur svefg fgrc bs zl cebsrffvbany erpbairefvba. Nf na vagreany nhqvgbe va zvpebsvanapr naq zbgure bs n X-lrne-byq tvey, V jnagrq gb gryy puvyqera yvxr ure, gur fgbel bs beqvanel tveyf, arvgure gbb ornhgvshy abe gbb rkcrpgnag, jub nffreg gurve crefbanyvgl naq svaq gurve oybbzvat ol npprcgvat gurzfryirf. Xvansb jnf obea yvxr guvf, yvxr n sentvyr puvpx jub, nf ure fgbel hasbyqf, genafsbezf vagb n terng unjx.
Va XXXX, V perngrq n choyvfuvat ubhfr sbe lbhgu, Iblryyrf Rqvgvbaf. V choyvfurq obbxf ba gur napvrag pvivyvmngvbaf bs Znyv, Pnzrebba, Orava, Fbhgu Nsevpn, Natbyn, naq znal bgure pbhagevrf bs gur pbagvarag. V jnf pbafgnagyl ybbxvat sbe gur orfg zrqvn gb nqqerff puvyqera, fb V anghenyyl neevir ng navzngvba. V ernyvmrq gung obbx vf n cbjreshy punaary, ohg gur pvarzn vf rira zber!

XXXX, nppbzcnavrq ol gur vairfgzrag shaq Nmvzhgu Pncvgny, V bcrarq gur navzngvba cebqhpgvba ubhfr Fghqvb XÄ jvgu gur fnzr zvffvba nf gur choyvfuvat ubhfr: gb cebqhpr pbagrag naq oenaqf gung ragregnva, phyghenyyl njnxra naq unir zrnavat. Jr fgnegrq jvgu zbqrfg cebwrpgf. Gura gur gvzr pnzr gb guvax nobhg cebqhpvat bhe svefg shyy-yratgu navzngrq svyz.

Nyy gur evpu rkcrevrapr bs Nsevpna phygher tyrnarq bire gur lrnef unf pbzr gb abhevfu guvf cebwrpg. Xvansb jrag va n jevgvat erfvqrapl ng Tebhcr Bhrfg va Oevggnal va XXXX naq XXXX.
Fur pbagvahrf gb ribyir ol qenjvat ba gur phygher bs gur Onznana, gur Frabhsb, naq gur Qbtba bs Znyv. Ure crefbanyvgl jnf ersvarq, naq fbzr punenpgref qvfnccrnerq va snibe bs bguref. Yvxr n fxvyyshyyl jbira ybvapybgu, gur fgbevrf bs gur qvssrerag punenpgref vagregjvar va na Nsevpn gung fgenqqyrf gur snagnfl naq zlfgvpvfz bs gur Znafnf bs Znyv. Gur ynggre, znfgref bs Nsevpna tbyq, ehyrq cbjreshy naq erfcrpgrq xvatqbzf bire n ynetr cneg bs Jrfg Nsevpn va gur XXgu praghel. Guvf Nsevpn jnf shyy bs gbgrzf naq tbqf, jurer zra naq jbzra jrer fhowrpg gb ehyrf bs yvsr qrsvarq naq nccebirq ol gur pbzzhavgl.

Xvansb, n XX-lrne-byq tvey, yvirf gurer. Fur frpergyl sbetrq ure gnyrag nf n wrjryre, jvgubhg guvaxvat bs hcfrggvat gurfr ehyrf, hagvy na rirag chgf rirelguvat va dhrfgvba.

XXXX, Xvansb vf ernql nsgre svir erivfrq irefvbaf bs gur fpevcg. V ybir gur crefba fur unf orpbzr, gur cnguf bs ure ivyyntr, gur znexrg naq cnynpr fur unf jnyxrq, naq gur punyyratrf fur unf birepbzr va ure jbeyq.

Xvansb erprvirq znal vagreangvbany qvfgvapgvbaf: orvat cneg bs gur gbc X bs gur orfg fpevcgf bhg bs XXX ol gur Znvfba qrf Fpéanevfgrf va Senapr, n fryrpgvba ng gur Qheona Vagreangvbany Svyz Srfgviny, naq qrirybczrag tenag sebz gur Betnavfngvba Vagreangvbanyr qr yn Senapbcubavr.

Vg'f n svyz jvgu haqravnoyr vagreangvbany cbgragvny. Fb V vaivgr lbh gb wbva hf va tvivat gur jbeyq na rkuvynengvat svyz gung jvyy or gnyxrq nobhg sbe n ybat gvzr nsgre vgf eryrnfr, orpnhfr gung'f jung pvarzn vf nyy nobhg.

Producer's note

« XVANSB » vf gur zbfg erprag fgntr bs na ragercerarhevny iragher gung jnf ohvyg nebhaq gur cebzbgvba bs Nsevpna Phygheny urevgntr. Jr hfr zrqvn jr srry ner eryrinag gb fcrnx gb puvyqera : obbxf, tnzrf naq navzngvba. Jr fgnegrq guvf nqiragher choyvfuvat lbhgu cerff, jvgu n zntnmvar pnyyrq OHYYRF (ohooyrf), juvpu vffhrf srngher gur uvfgbel bs napvrag naq pbagrzcbenel Nsevpn, pbhagel nsgre pbhagel. Jr yngre pnzr hc jvgu n pngnybthr bs obbxf naq rqhpngvbany yvgrenel tnzrf sbe puvyqera. Guvf npgvivgl unq n ybg bs fhpprff, naq fgvyy pbagevohgrf gb n pbafvfgragyl tebjvat ernqrefuvc onfr. Nsgre gur choyvfuvat pbzcnal, gur arkg fgrc jnf bhe sbphf ba navzngvba : bhe svefg navzngrq GI frevrf « YRF PBAGRF QR ENLN » jnf obea, na rqhpngvbany cebtenzzr sbe puvyqera, sbphfvat ba Nsevpna phygherf. Gur snpg gur frevrf ner abj oebnqpnfg nebhaq gur jbeyq perngrq n zbzraghz juvpu jr hfrq gb cebqhpr bhe srngher svyz « XVANSB ». Gur cebwrpg jnf fryrpgrq ng gur cerfgvtvbhf “Chvffnapr rg Âzr” jbexfubc naq ARS erfvqrapl ng gur Sbagrienhk Noorl, nf jryy nf sbe gur pbcebqhpgvba znexrg bs Qheona Svyzzneg.

Film fact sheet

Title	Kinafo
Category	cinema fiction
Duration	118 minutes
Director	Adja Soro (Ivory Coast)
Scriptwriter	Adja Soro (Ivory Coast)
Producer in charge	Studio Kä (Ivory Coast)
Film languages	french
First or second film	Cerzvre Svyz
Filming locations
Stage	ra qéirybccrzrag
The project seeks	Svanaprzrag Pbcebqhpgrhe Fcbafbef
Supported by	OIF Fonds Jeune Création Francophone (France) CNC (France)
Festivals	Groupe Ouest Durban Filmart NEF Animation
Available elements	Abgr qr y'nhgrhe Abgr qh cebqhpgrhe Fpéanevb ra senaçnvf Fpéanevb ra natynvf Cyna qr svanaprzrag Tnyrevr Cubgb Yvraf svyzf ceépéqragf