Xalé Bu Rérr

Lost Child | Verlorenes Kind

Generation Kplus 2017

A young boy from an affluent family has the experience of a lifetime after his first day of school. When his father does not come to pick him up, he simply walks off. He gets lost and wanders without direction through the noise and chaos of a poverty-stricken metropolis. Unexpectedly, the boy receives help from an old scrap metal collector and a gang of street children. A striking portrait of Dakar, with elements of a fairytale.

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by Abdou Khadir Ndiaye (Written and Directed by)
with Ibrahima Ba, Mentor Ba, Khalima Gadji, Xavier Caly, Fallou Ndiaye, Moussa Gueye, Koudia Fall Senegal 2016 Wolof, French 18' Colour recommendation: 9 years and up

With

Ibrahima Ba (Insh)
Mentor Ba (Old man)
Khalima Gadji (Insh's mother)
Xavier Caly (Insh's father)
Fallou Ndiaye (Xalebi)
Moussa Gueye (Omar)
Koudia Fall (Young woman)

Crew

Written and Directed by	Abdou Khadir Ndiaye
Cinematography	Amath Niane
Editing	Eloise Pelloquet
Music	Abdou Guité Seck
Sound Design	Bruno Elhinger
Sound	Ousmane Coly
Costumes	Salimata Ndiaye
Make-Up	Ana Senghor
Casting	Kadia Sall, Fatou Toure
Production Design	Oumar Sall the Great
Producer	Oumar Sall

Produced by

Cinekap

Dakar, Senegal

Abdou Khadir Ndiaye

Born in Pikine, Senegal in 1988, he began training in film in 2008 and gained experience as a trainee assistant director on the feature film Tey by Alain Gomis which screened in Competition at the Berlinale in 2012. He has participated in various screenwriting and directing workshops including at the Goethe Institut and the Brazilian Embassy, both in Dakar, Senegal. After working as an assistant director on a series of productions, Xalé Bu Rérr (Lost Child) is his first short film.

Filmography

2016 Xalé Bu Rérr (Lost Child); short film

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2017