We, Students! (French: Nous, étudiants) is a 2022 Central African Republic documentary film written and directed by Rafiki Fariala on his feature film directorial debut.[1] The film showcases the harsh realities on how students are brought up at the University of Bangui amid various pressing issues such as sexual harassment, terrible living conditions inside the campus and the reality of having to tolerate the rampant corrupted professors. The film captures and portrays the everyday lives of the filmmaker himself and his friends at the University of Bangui and they spare a thought about how their futures would eventually pan out in the Central African Republic in the future.[2][3] The film was screened in the Panorama section at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival and it became the first film ever from the Central African Republic to premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival.[4][5][6] According to The Africa Report, it was ranked among top ten most notable African films of 2022.[7]
| We, Students! | |
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| Directed by | Rafiki Fariala |
| Screenplay by | Rafiki Fariala |
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| Starring | Nestor Ngbandi Ngouyou |
| Cinematography | Rafiki Fariala |
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| Music by | Rafiki Fariala |
Production companies | Unité Makongo Films Kiripifilms |
| Distributed by | The Party Film Sales |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Countries | Central African Republic Democratic Republic of Congo France Saudi Arabia |
| Languages | French Sango |
Cast
edit- Rafiki Fariala as himself
- Nestor Ngbandi Ngouyou
- Aaron Koyasoukpengo
- Benjamin Kongo Sombot
- Rafiki Fariala
References
edit- ^ "Nous, étudiants! | Viennale". www.viennale.at. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
- ^ "ICA | UK PREMIERE We, Students! (Nous, étudiants!) + Q&A". www.ica.art. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
- ^ "We, Students! (Nous, étudiants !)". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
- ^ "Panorama 2022: The First 13 Titles Confirmed". Berlinale. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
- ^ Grater, Tom (18 January 2022). "Berlin Film Festival Finalizes Panorama Line-Up; Unveils Series Market & Co-Pro Series Selections". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
- ^ "Nous, étudiants ! | We, Students! - Panorama Dokumente 2022". www.berlinale.de. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
- ^ https://www.theafricareport.com/269247/drc-nigeria-south-africa-the-10-most-notable-african-films-of-2022/
External links
edit- We, Students! at IMDb
- We, Students! at Berlinale
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