• Director(s):

    GEORGES (NATHALIE)

  • Producer(s):

    ARTE GEIE

  • Territories:

    Worldwide.

  • Production year:

    2012

  • Language(s):

    German, French

  • Rights:

    NON-THEATRICAL, TV, VOD, DVD, INTERNET

Oumou Sall Seck had to flee Goundam, a city she has been mayor of since 2004. Goundam is located in the north of Mali. The region has been in the hands of Islamist groups since last spring. In April, Oumou found refuge in Bamako, Mali’s capital, 800 kilometers from her hometown of Goundam.

In the space of just a few years, Oumou had turned her commune, with its population of 15,000, into a example of education, health and economic growth. Today she gives an account of Goundam's descent into hell. She speaks of her hopes in seeing the Islamists chased out of the region by the future African force that the ECOWAS, the Economic Community of West African States, is setting up, with the support of the UN and several Western countries, including France.