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Mamie and Shiku are two young African girls. Almost adults. One is 17 years old, the other is 13. These two minor refugees who arrived in England to get a better life become friends. But soon, administrative and police issues separate them. Mamie becomes a clandestine while Shiku's foster famil...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
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Paris, France :
Doriane Films,
2006.
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| Series: | Academic Video Online
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | Mamie and Shiku are two young African girls. Almost adults. One is 17 years old, the other is 13. These two minor refugees who arrived in England to get a better life become friends. But soon, administrative and police issues separate them. Mamie becomes a clandestine while Shiku's foster family makes her a maid. The story tells how Mamie's courage will maybe allow them to have a future. It is a film about friendship and fear provoked by the discovery of a new world, a new language and new habits. What makes them adults has less to do with their age than with their stories. Mamie et Shiku, deux jeunes Africaines. Presque adultes. L'une a 17 ans, l'autre 13. Ces deux réfugiées mineures, arrivées en Angleterre pour trouver une vie meilleure, se lient d'amitié. Mais bientôt, les déboires administratifs et policiers vont les séparer . Mamie devient clandestine tandis que la famille d'accueil de Shiku en fait une bonne à tout faire. Le film raconte alors comment le courage de Mamie leur permettra peut-être d'avoir un avenir. Un film sur l'amitié et sur la terreur liée à la découverte d'un nouveau monde, dont on ignore tout, langue et mœurs. C'est moins leur âge que leur histoire qui en fait des adultes. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed September 13, 2018). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (74 min.) |
| Playing Time: | 01:14:29 |