Sira (2023)
After a brutal attack, a young nomad named Sira refuses to surrender to her fate without a fight and instead takes a stand against Islamist terror. A feminist counterpoint to current reporting from the Sahel region.
- Date of release
- 2023-02-16
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (12)
- Runtime
- 2h 2m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Apolline Traoré
Casting
- Nafissatou Cissé — Sira
- Mike Danon — Moustapha
- Lazare Minoungou — Yere
- Nathalie Vairac — Aissatou
- Ruth Werner — Kemi
- Abdramane Barry — Jean Sidi
- Ildevert Méda — Karim
- Oumou Ba — Djamila
- Seydou Diallo — Tidiane
- Moïse Tiemtore — Faysal
Interesting facts
- Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1
Sira is a 2023 drama film written and directed by Apolline Traoré and starring Nafissatou Cissé, Mike Danon, Lazare Minoungou, Nathalie Vairac and Ruth Werner. The film depicts the story of young nomad named Sira, who after a brutal attack refuses to surrender to her fate without a fight and instead takes a stand against terror. It is a co-production between Burkina Faso, Senegal, France and Germany.
Production
The film received grant from World Cinema Fund (WCF Africa Program) of €39,000 in November 2021.
The lead actor, Nafissatou Cissé, was selected out of more than 1,000 girls who auditioned. It was filmed in Mauritania, Northwest Africa.
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