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Competition - Grand reportage

They didn't have a choice!

By Gideon Vink & Youlouka Damiba

Homosexuality remains a sensitive topic on the African continent. Is it an abomination, a sin, a practice imported from the West or perfectly natural? From Yaoundé to Douala, via Abidjan and Dakar, this investigative documentary by two filmmakers from Burkina Faso lays the foundation of a fundamental challenge for African societies.

  • Section Competition - Grand reportage

AfricaLGBTIQ+


Director(s)
Gideon Vink & Youlouka Damiba

Producers

  • Gilles Fotso
Duration
52'
Year
2018
Production country
Syria
Status
European Premiere
Sunday 10 March

18:30

Grütli - Salle Simon

In the presence of the co-director

Saturday 16 March

16:15

Grütli - Salle Langlois

In the presence of the co-director