Cahier Africain
Content. As a result of rape, "Amzine", a young Muslim woman, gave birth to a child. Looking at her now 12-year-old daughter "Fane" is a daily reminder of the suffering she entrusted to this book. Arlette, a Christian girl, has agonised for years due to a gunshot to the knee that did not want to heal. After a successful surgery in Berlin, she holds on to hope for a pain-free existence. But while the two young woman try to master their difficult daily lives with confidence – and while, in The Hague, the legal prosecution of  crimes committed during the last war is still in progress – the next war breaks out in the Central African Republic. "Amzine", "Fane"' and "Arlette" must once again face a maelstrom of violence, death and expulsion. At their side, the film bears witness to the collapse of order and civilization in a country torn apart by civil war and coup d’états. Reception. Giorgia Del Don writes for Cineurope: "Heidi Specogna’s latest film literally speaks through images [..] about a sad and hopeless beauty. Without ever toppling over into pity, the director portrays the everyday reality of her protagonists with dashes of  hope." She particularly praises the intensity of the film: "Heidi Specogna [...] make[s] us understand to what extent life has the same value everywhere. A terrible and poetic film it takes extreme courage to watch." Awards. won the Zonta Club Award at Locarno International Film Festival 2016. At DOK Leipzig 2016, was awarded the Silver Dove.