The Place in Between

The Place in Between

82 mins | Drama | Feb. 2, 2011

A young biracial woman raised in France travels to Burkina Faso in search of the mother she hasn’t seen in many years. Meanwhile, in Paris, an émigré from Burkina Faso who makes her living as a cleaner teaches the Dioula language to a white middle-class office worker, in this affecting story of global displacement.

The Place in Between

82 mins | Drama | Feb. 2, 2011

The Place in Between
A young biracial woman raised in France travels to Burkina Faso in search of the mother she hasn’t seen in many years. Meanwhile, in Paris, an émigré from Burkina Faso who makes her living as a cleaner teaches the Dioula language to a white middle-class office worker, in this affecting story of global displacement.
Producers Athénaïse, Abissia Productions
Original title Notre étrangère
Directors Sarah Bouyain
Writers Sarah Bouyain, Gaëlle Macé

Cast

Assita Ouedraogo

as Mariam

Nathalie Richard

as Esther

Nadine Kambou Yéri

as Kadiatou