CinemaOSMovie · 2024 · 0h 45m

Blooming

Documentary

Founded three hundred years ago as a refuge from slave traders, Ganvié, in Benin, has become the largest stilt village in Africa and now attracts thousands of tourists. But the people of the water, who once resisted colonization, are today colonized by a new invader: the water hyacinth. Said to have been introduced to decorate hotels and luxury homes, this plant now spreads at a staggering and uncontrollable rate, suffocating the lake. A small Beninese company has managed to turn this scourge into a resource—but at the cost of exhausting labor. Raw realism and imaginary visions blend together, as if one could only be understood—or endured—through the lens of the other.

Directed byMarina Russo Villani, Victor Missud

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 45m
Language
FR
Released
November 20, 2024
Studios
Les IdiotsFilibusta

Featuring

Cast & crew

3 credited
Starring

Suzanne Danyihoun

Arselle Houngbo

Dieudonné Sewade

Creative team
Directed by
Marina Russo Villani
Victor Missud
Written by
Marina Russo Villani
Produced by
Olivier Capelli

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