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Mieux vaut mal vivre que mourir






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Mieux vaut mal vivre que mourir
Film's poster; the sun setting over a huge pile of garbage in dump
Directed byJustine Bitagoye, Gaudiose Nininahazwe
Screenplay byGloriose Mbazumutima
Produced byRTNB
CinematographyAnatole Habonimana
Edited byFrançoise Nzohabonayo, Cédric Nkurunziza

Release date

  • 2007 (2007)

Running time

52 minutes
26 minutes (internationally distributed version)
CountriesBelgium
Burundi

Mieux vaut mal vivre que mourir (in English: "Almost Nothing Is Better Than Nothing At All") is a 2007 documentary film, directed by Justine Bitagoye and Gaudiose Nininahazwe. The literal translation of the film's title is "It is better to live badly than to die".

Synopsis

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The daily life of a young boy who lives off the dump, like all those surrounding him. This is the place he grew up in, that fed him and where he finds the articles he sells to survive. This film tenderly recounts the harsh and humble life of dump dwellers.[1]

Production and release

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The film is a Belgium-Benin co-production, and the first collaboration between the co-directors Bitagoye and Nininahazwe. It was released in 2006 following a production workshop in which the two took part.

Mieux vaut mal vivre que mourir was screened at multiple international film festivals, including:[2]

The film was included in the short film collection from East Africa, Short(s) of Africa - East African Shorts, release in 2010.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Mieux vaut mal vivre que mourir". Africine (in French). Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  • ^ "MIEUX VAUT MAL VIVRE QUE MOURIR". Neon Rouge Production. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  • ^ "Les Films africains présélectionnés pour "Quintessence 2008"". Blog de Sessi. 22 November 2007. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  • ^ "Short(s) of Africa - East African Shorts". Africalia. Retrieved March 2, 2019.

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