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| Projet
de film NABOU la petite fille qui n'a jamais peur |
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| Animation 3D / Animated
film in S3D Réalisation : Makena Diop Scénario : Makéna Diop / Catherine Ruelle Studio : Diadem / Pictoon |
Durée : 80 min. Version Originale : Français Production : Sira Badral Productions |
| synopsis |
| Quelques éléments graphiques du pilote et étape de construction du personnage de Nabou avant sa version finale |
Nabou est une toute petite fille, qui vit quelque part dans un village d'Afrique. Une toute petite fille, fière et indépendante, qui adore par-dessus tout les nioules, ces petites noix qu’on trouve sur les palmiers ! Elle les aime tellement, qu'elle en casse à toute heure du jour… et de la nuit. Dans le village endormi, Nabou se relève souvent, la nuit, pour casser ses nioules ! Et en se cassant, les noix font un petit bruit, sec et doux à la fois: kotch kotch !, kotch kotch !!! qui résonne dans le village endormi. Or cette année là, dans la région, sévit une sécheresse terrible. Pour les anciens, dépositaires de la sagesse et de la mémoire du village, cette sécheresse est synonyme de difficultés à résoudre et de grand danger aussi : Sept ans auparavant, lors de la précédente grande période de sécheresse, les lions affamés avaient quitté la brousse, attaqué le village et dévoré un valeureux guerrier, qui tentait de défendre sa famille. Quelque temps plus tard, sa jeune veuve avait mis au monde des jumeaux, des garçons, qui vivent en permanence dans des peurs irraisonnées, sans en connaître la raison ; tout le village ayant soigneusement gardé le secret de leur naissance. L’histoire commence dans ce contexte dramatique, alors que la plupart des hommes adultes travaillent loin du village, et que les jeunes sont en initiation. |
Nabou is a very little girl who lives somewhere in a village of Africa. A very little girl, proud and independant who loves most of all the « nioules », those little nuts that are on palm trees ! She loves them so much that she breaks some at every time of the day….and night. In the village asleep, Nabou gets up at night to break her nioules ! And when they break, nuts make a little noise, dry and soft at the same time : kotch, kotch, kotch ! that resounds in the village asleep. That same year, in the area, there is such a drought that man has never seen one like this for years. For the elders, this drought is synonym of difficulties but also danger. Ten years earlier, during a long period of drought, lions could not find anything to eat in the bush. And they had attacked the village and devoured a proud warrior who was trying to defend his family. Later, his young widow gave birth to twins. These children are now Nabou’s friends. She took them under her protection. All the other children in the village like to batter those they call the two cowards. These boys live continiously with unreasoned fears without knowing the reason. The cycle that is starting will allow them to confront with their fear. |
| SIRA BADRAL PRODUCTIONS |
un film de Cheikh Ndiaye |
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| Réalisation
: Cheikh Ndiaye Scénario : Cheikh Ndiaye Image : Nasr Djepa Montage : Silvie Adnin, Franck Cotelle Son : Guillaume Valeix, Alioune Mbow Music : Ibrahima Diop, Mouss Interprètes : Aziz Ndiaye, Mohamed Dao, Tapha Gueye, Ibrahima Mbaye, Khadija Gueye |
Format
: 35 mm Durée : 105 min. Version Originale : Wolof, Français Soutitrage : Anglais Production : Sira Badral Sénégal – Maroc - Burkina Faso - 2006 |
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Nalla et Sory sont deux jeunes hommes
de milieux différents. Nalla grâce à sa
rencontre avec le lutteur André, va faire la connaissance
de Malaw le champion de lutte. Celui-ci va lui faire découvrir
le monde de la lutte avec ses suggestions d’héroïsme,
de charisme et de mysticisme. Le
contact de Sory, avec la lutte, se situe dans la périphérie
des arènes. Le jeune homme survit en trafiquant des
billets et en organisant des paris autour des combats pour
une bande de la pègre Dakaroise. |
Nalla
and Sory are two young men from a different background. Nalla 17
years old, is from a well suited family of Dakar. Sory is 25, epileptic,
he is unemployed and is surviving through petty crime. Both of them have nothing in common but traditional wrestling. Sory has a night life, hanging around bars; he is a gambler, losing often the income of Sanou, his girlfriend, who regularly gives him money. This gambling of course creates a tension which leads to violent arguments always ending in cuddling. On the contrary Nalla has all he needs. During a walk he is agressed by a gang of young thugs. Andre, a mechanic resting under his truck witnesses the agression and comes to the rescue, dismissing the thugs, this leads to a new friendship. After the movies, Nalla and his friend Saliou meet a crowd of happy dancers and singers, celebrating the wrestling season. Under the rolling drums, the young men join the crowd. Nalla recognizes Andre, in the team of wrestlers. The young men discover the world of wrestling, with the dancing suggesting courage, heroism and mysticism. Andre, from that time on, initiates the boy to wrestling, having him participate to numerous trainings. A growing friendship will tie the two men. |
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Festival : Berlinale 2006, Los Angeles Film Festival, Edinburgh Film Festival, etc. Grand Prix Festival de Zanzibar, Mention Festival d'Amiens |
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Atmosphere is highly charged from the get-go as 19-year-old Nalla (Abdoul Aziz Ndiaye) is chased by several muggers in the daylit streets of his well-to-do Dakar suburb. Wrestling champ Andre (Moustapha Gueye), fixing his truck near the crime scene, intervenes in the melee and intimidates the thieves into returning Nalla's property. While driving Nalla to town, Andre explains the importance of wrestling and encourages the youth to join his group. The sport quickly becomes a vocation for Nalla, much to the consternation of his mother, a domineering and sophisticated upper-class woman who disdains violence in all its forms. Pic's opening 45 minutes is a joy. From its initial chase scene to the rigorous training Nalla is subjected to, the film exudes a fabulous energy. Helmer is judicious in his use of handheld camera, and his depiction of the balletic training manoeuvers is pure cinematic pleasure. A subplot focuses on Sory (Ibrahima Mbaye), an epileptic gambler who gets a job scalping wrestling tickets. The two yarns essentially intersect only once. Scenes are connected by music and poetic chants from performers known as "griots" who act as spiritual cheerleaders for the wrestlers. While Ndiaye is good in the central role of Nalla and all other perfs are solid, pic loses some of its dynamism when Andre drops out of the narrative. Gueye, who plays Andre, is an actual professional wrestler and something of a superstar in Senegal. He dominates the screen, not just through sheer physicality but with a charming, reassuring presence most thesps would kill for. Pic never regains its full power until the emotional closing shot. That said, the film's second half is both enchanting and edifying with its representations and explanations of the importance of spirituality, music and tradition in Senegalese wrestling. Unfortunately, in terms of traditional Western narrative, some auds will cry uncle before reaching the climactic tournament fight. Helming is astute and lensing high quality. Soundtrack music and songs from the "griots" are as soulful as they are relevant to the narrative. Other tech credits are decidedly pro. Pic was listed in Berlin's Forum catalog as "Wrestling Grounds." |
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Shamans
and punching bags are the cornerstones of 17-year-old Nalla’s
training in this colorful foray into the world of Senegalese wrestling,
a traditional art that has become a national phenomenon. When Nalla
joins a champion team, he learns there’s a spiritual aspect
to the sport, one that goes beyond the muscles, money and the ladies.
Cheikh Ndiaye’s engaging film twists the familiar images
of Africa, cutting from nightclubs to ancestral ceremonies to streets
where boomboxes play and athletes in traditional dress and sneakers
dance their way to victory. |
le réalisateur
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"J'ai toujours voulu
faire un film se passant dans le milieu de la lutte. La lecture
de l'Appel des arènes m'a permis d'accomplir ce désir.
Séduit par l'amitié entre Nalla, un garçon
issu d'un milieu aisé, et un lutteur, j'ai eu envie
d'adapter le roman. L'histoire se situe à Dakar. Les
personnages de Nalla et de Sory permettent une lecture à plusieurs
niveaux de la vie d'une ville comme Dakar. Nalla vit dans l'aisance,
tandis que Sory survit tant bien que mal de petites combines.
Son personnage permet de toucher une réalité :
le chômage. Mais aussi une certaine violence de plus
en plus présente dans les grandes villes africaines.
Les deux hommes fréquentent les arènes de manière
différente. Nalla vit les arènes de l'intérieur
grâce à l'amitié qui le lie aux deux lutteurs.
Sory, lui, reste en périphérie. Son personnage
permettra de découvrir l'environnement des arènes,
la vie nocturne de Dakar et l'âpreté du quotidien.
Les rôles de Malaw, d'André et de " Tonnerre " sont interprétés par de véritables lutteurs. J'ai obtenu l'accord des deux plus grands champion de lutte : Mohamed Ndao dit " Tyson ", la star du moment (chacun de ses combats est un événement national), joue le rôle de Malaw. André est interprété par un autre champion : Tapha Gueye. Ces deux champions ont ramené le spectacle dans les arènes. Un lutteur est à la fois chanteur, danseur et combattant. C'est un artiste. Je veux que les lutteurs interprètent leur propre rôle afin de pouvoir capter le naturel des gestes."  |
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BADRAL PRODUCTIONS Cheikh Ndiaye 5, rue Constant Berthaut 75020 PARIS France siba@free.fr |