A Malian peasant comes looking for work in Essakane, a dusty gold mine in Northeast Burkina Faso, where he hopes to forget the past that haunts him.
Mocktar, a Nigerien peasant, comes looking for work in Essakane, a dusty gold mine in Northeast Burkina Faso, Africa, where he hopes to forget the past that haunts him. In Essakane, he quickly finds out, the gold rush ended twenty years before, and the inhabitants of this wasteland and strange timelessness manage to exist simply from force of habit. The beautiful Coumba, however, is still courageously struggling to raise her daughter after the death of her family. Mocktar will soon be fighting not only to survive, but also to provide a better future for this mother and her child.
A film by Laurent SALGUES
Burkina Faso / Canada / France, 2006, Feature, 1h26 min, Drama, 35mm - Colour, French w/ Eng subtitles.
starring Makéna Diop, Rasmané Ouédraogo, Fatou Tall, Joseph B. Tapsoba, Souleymane Zouré
"A beautiful tale...this film truly respects the rhythm of life."
Cineuropa
"Perfectly crafted! Striking cinematography!"
Deborah Young, Variety
"There is a haunting quality to Mocktar's story that rewards close attention."
Amber Wilkinson, Eye for Film
Year of production: 2003
Duration: 86 Minutes
Countries: Burkina Faso, Canada, France
Language: French
Tags : African Diaspora, Drama, African Studies, French Language, Community, Race and Racism, Poverty, Not Rated
Also Known As (AKA)
(original title): Rêves de poussière
Argentina (festival title): Sueños de arena
Brazil (festival title): Poeira e Sonhos
Europe (English title): Dreams of Dust
Greece (TV title): Skonismena oneira
Poland: Ulotne marzenia
Russia: Похороненные мечты
Sweden: Dreams of Dust
USA (festival title): Buried Dreams
Directed by Laurent Salgues
Written by Laurent Salgues
Music by Jean Massicotte, Mathieu Vanasse
Cinematography by Crystel Fournier
Film Editing by Annie Jean
Production Design by Bill Mamadou Traoré
Costume Design by Martine Somé
Stéphane Bergeron... sound
Guy Francoeur... foley artist
Mira Mailhot... dialogue editor
Luc Mandeville... sound
Thierry Morlaas-Lurbe... sound mixer
François B. Senneville... sound editor
Steve F.B. Smith... consultant: Dolby
Boris Abaza... first assistant camera
Sophie Audier... script supervisor
Guillaume Bauer... title designer
Music Department
Stéphane Allard... musician (violin)
Alain Aubut... musician (cello)
Nathalie Cora... musician: kora
Mélissa Diallo... musician (vocalist)
Sofia Gentile... musician (violin)
Aboulaye Koné... musician
Cedric Lavoie... musician (bass)
Sylvain Lecou... musician (flute)
Mohammed N'Diaye... musician (percussion)
Denis Wolff... music consultant
CAST
Makena Diop... Mocktar
Adama Ouédraogo... Amadé Sana
Rasmané Ouédraogo... Thiam
Souleymane Souré... Paté
Fatou Tall-Salgues... Coumba
Joseph B. Tapsoba... Tidiane
Production Companies
- Athénaïse (production) (France)
- Association Coopérative des Productions Audio-Visuelles (ACPAV) (co-production) (Canada)
- Sahélis Productions (co-production) (Burkina Faso)
Distributors
Film Movement (2007) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
FESTIVALS / AWARDS (abstract)
Venice Days (Venice Film Festival)
Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur, Prix Ciné FX
FESPACO, Ouaga
ACID, Festival de Cannes
Sundance Film Festival
Festival International du Film de Rio
Festival International du Film de Shangaï
Festival Nouveau Cinéma de Montréal
Karlovy Vary Film Festival (Festival International du Film de Karlovy Vary)
Melbourne International Film Festival
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