Circus Baobab (2001)
French filmmaker Laurent Chevallier always wanted to make a documentary on an African circus, but there were no native circuses on the continent. So Chevallier decided to help found a circus in Guinea. 36 young people were chosen from the city of Conakry to participate in what would become Circus Baobab. A group of French circus artists were imported to train the participants for 2 years in acrobatics and trapeze. Then the group took their show on the road. This film is Chevallier's account of the troupe's inaugural tour in Guinea, from March 1 - April 11, 2000.
- Date of release
- 2001-02-28
- TMDB
- 9.0 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Laurent Chevallier
Casting
- Kabiné Traoré — Directeur de la troupe Circus Baobab
- Ibrahim Koumbassa — Chorégraphe
- Ibrahim Camara — Entraîneur #1
- Ibrahim Bamba — Entraîneur #2, acrobate, danseur
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