Waalo Fendo

(là où la terre gèle)

a film by Mohammed Soudani
Switzerland 1997; 16mm; o.v. Wolof; sbt. French, Italian, English; 65′

Festival & Awards

Swiss Film Award 1998: Best Fiction Film
Milan Film Festival 1998 – Best First Feature Award
Premio Italia in Assisi, where the film represented Switzerland
Amnesty International Film Festival (nomination)
Locarno Film Festival (Cinéastes du présent) 1997
Göteborg 1998
North-South Media Meetings 1998
Vancouver 1998
Lucas Frankfurt 1998
Toronto 1998
Quebec International First Film Festival 1998
Namur 1998
Fajr Film Festival 1999
Calcutta 1999
Mar del Plata 1999 – Quality Award

Synopsis

Halfway between fiction and documentary, Waalo Fendo is a journey into the world of immigration in Italy. Yaro, a young Senegalese man, lives in Milan like many other immigrants. Two years later, in the land of “Waalo Fendo” (where the earth freezes), he is joined by Demba, his younger brother. But shortly after Demba’s arrival in Italy, Yaro and another friend are murdered before his eyes.

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