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Aya grows up with her mother on the island of Lahou. Joyful and carefree, she likes to pick coconuts and sleep on the sand. However, her paradise is doomed to disappear under the waters. As the waves threaten her house, Aya makes a choice: the sea can rise, but she will not leave her island.

Keywords

  • Festival de Cannes
  • FIFF Namur
  • Les René du Cinéma (ex-Magritte)

Actors

  • Marie-Josée Degny Kokora
  • Patricia Egnabayou
  • Junior Asse
  • Mariam Traoré
  • Eli Kokora

Director

  • Simon Coulibaly Gillard

Drama


1h 30min


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FRENCH

Belgium
France
2022
Aya grows up with her mother on the island of Lahou. Joyful and carefree, she likes to pick coconuts and sleep on the sand. However, her paradise is doomed to disappear under the waters. As the waves threaten her house, Aya makes a choice: the sea can rise, but she will not leave her island.

Aya grows up with her mother on the island of Lahou. Joyful and carefree, she likes to pick coconuts and sleep on the sand. However, her paradise is doomed to disappear under the waters. As the waves threaten her house, Aya makes a choice: the sea can rise, but she will not leave her island.


Cast & Crew

simon-coulibaly-gillard

Director

Simon Coulibaly Gillard

marie-josee-degny-kokora

Cast

Marie-Josée Degny Kokora

patricia-egnabayou

Cast

Patricia Egnabayou

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Cast

Junior Asse

mariam-traore

Cast

Mariam Traoré

eli-kokora

Cast

Eli Kokora


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