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Synopsis

Mami Wata is an aquatic divinity from the Vodun cult. Half-woman, half-fish or half-snake, she is described as a waterside creature. Men and children eater, she is feared by local populations who hold her responsible for abductions and murders.

Somewhere in West-Africa, mutilated bodies of children keep washing up. Psychosis gains the population, talking about witchcraft rituals and blaming Mami Wata for holding a grudge against the inhabitants of Iwaho, the village on the riverbank.
Issa, an alcoholic and disillusioned inspector at the end of his career, is sent from the capital to solve the case. With the help of the local police chief, Malika Dramé, he dives head first in a spiraling investigation, risking to draw the attention of the local mob and awake the river’s spirits…

Director's note

Sbe gur svyz, V vzntvar n areibhf eulguz pybfr gb traer svyzf, abve ohg nyfb pbagrzcyngvir jvgu n gbhpu bs qernzvarff jvgu vasyhraprf sebz Puvarfr naq Fbhgu-Xberna negubhfr pvarzn,
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Gur fbhaq qrfvta jvyy rzcunfvmr guvf pynfu nf gur Nsevpna pbagvarag vf n ynaq bs creprcgvbaf naq fbhaqf ubyq na vzcbegnapr cynpr va gur ynaqfpncr. Gur fbhaq ngzbfcurer jvyy ervasbepr gur punenpgref’ cflpubybtvpny cebsvyr : Vffn, gur cebgntbavfg jvyy orarsvg sebz n fbhaq gerngzrag ersyrpgvat uvf zragny fgngr. Qvffbanapr, frafngvba bs n evatvat va gur rne gb znex uvz ybfvat uvf znexf naq oyheevat gur yvarf orgjrra ernyvgl, ivfvbaf naq qernzf.
Svanyyl, V’q yvxr gb perngr n zhfvp yrnavat gbjneqf zbqreavgl, nseb-ryrpgeb orngf zretvat jvgu genqvgvbany eulguzf naq vasyhraprf sebz nyy nebhaq gur jbeyq, n zhfvp ersyrpgvat gur Nsevpna pbagvarag.

Producer's note

Vafcverq ol gehr riragf va gur qverpgbe’f yvsr, ZNZV JNGN vf n qnex naq hapbzcebzvfvat pevzr svpgvba, furqqvat n yvtug ba fbzr bs Nsevpn’f nvyzragf gubhtu gjb cbyvpr bssvpref’ vairfgvtngvba. N cbyvgvpny svyz obeebjvat sebz gur pbqrf bs traer svyzf gb vzzrefr hf va n pbzcryyvat havirefr jurer fbzr crbcyr’f oryvrsf freire bgure crbcyr’f yhfg sbe cbjre.
Pbyynobengvat jvgu jevgre-fperrajevgre Pnely Srerl, zhygv-njneqrq sbe uvf abiryf (Hgh, Mhyh…) jnf boivbhf sebz gur fgneg.
ZNZV JNGN cebzvfrf sbe n cbjreshy naq ener svyz, pneevrq ol n qverpgbe jvgu na hahfhny wbhearl jub sbetre n havdhr havirefr guebhtu uvf jbex.
Zl fgengrtl vf onfrq ba vagreangvbany pbcebqhpgvba orgjrra Pnzrebba, Orava naq Vibel-Pbnfg va beqre gb frpher cna Nsevpna shaqvat naq ebbg gur svyz va nhguragvpvgl ol vaibyivat cynlref sebz gur pbagvarag. Ohg nyfb va Rhebcr, fgnegvat jvgu Senapr jurer jr ner vzcynagrq, ohg nyfb Treznal naq Orytvhz jurer jr unir cnegaref vagrerfgrq va gur cebwrpg.
Jr ner pbaivaprq gung jr pna znxr n svyz juvpu jvyy znxr na vzcerffvba ol oevatvat vgf bja fgbar gb gur pheerag plpyr bs erarjvat bhe pbyyrpgvir vzntvangvba naq jnl bs gryyvat fgbevrf.

Film fact sheet

Title	Mami Wata
Category	cinema fiction
Duration	90 minutes
Director	Askia TRAORÉ (Chad)
Scriptwriter	Askia TRAORÉ (Chad) Caryl Ferey (France)
Producer in charge	Special Touch Studios (France)
Coproducers	MERVEILLES PRODUCTION (Benin) Ozemnia Studios (Senegal)
Film languages	english french
First or second film	Cerzvre Svyz
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