Childhood betrayed / A film by Zara M. Yacoub.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Yacoub, Zara M. (Zara Majamat)

Moukar, Ballou Mohamed.

Sud-Cap Productions.

ArtMattan Productions.

Language:

Arabic

English

French

Subjects (All):

Girls--Chad--Social conditions--Drama.

Girls.

Child labor--Chad--Drama.

Child labor.

Child abuse--Chad--Drama.

Child abuse.

Household employees--Chad--Drama.

Household employees.

Girls--Social conditions.

Chad.

Genre:

Short films.

Drama.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (26 minutes)) : sound, color

Place of Publication:

[New York, N.Y.] : ArtMattan Productions, 1999.

Language Note:

In French and Arabic with English subtitles.

System Details:

digital

Summary:

Eleven year old Mariam works as a domestic to provide for her guardian, her unemployed Uncle Djimet, and his family. Mariam wakes up early each day to go to work while Djimet, his wife Isabelle and their children are still asleep. Mariam works as an all-purpose maid, housekeeper, cook and baby sitter for the Nadji family. With her many tasks, she is constantly under pressure from Nadji and his son Moussa, and must answer to the whims of his wife, and young children. One day, Mariam is arrested for having unwittingly thrown rubbish in a prohibited place. She is detained for five days in prison without her uncle or employer even inquiring of her whereabouts. "Childhood destroyed" denounces the living conditions of young girls in Chad in a delicate yet powerful way.

Participant:

Ballou Mohamed Boukar, Zakaria Djimet, Fatimé Abakar, Safia Ramat.

Credits:

Director of photography, Takoukam Bonaventure ; original music, Ingamadji Mujos Nemo ; editor, Nicolas Défossé.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (viewed on April 5, 2023).

OCLC:

51182009

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.