THE LIGHT OF WOMEN

LA LUMIÈRE DES FEMMES

By Antoine DEPEYRE, Élise DARBLAY

FIPADOC - INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL, BIARRITZ - as FEST

Documentary - Completed 2023

In the Peul kingdom of Fouta-Toro, between Senegal and Mauritania, isolated villages subsist without electricity and are totally off-grid. Led by Néné, in her fifties, a dozen wives defy the ban. By taking their destiny into their own hands, they are also changing the fate of the village.

Festivals
& Awards

FIPADOC 2024
Competition - Impact
    • Year of production
    • 2023
    • Genres
    • Documentary
    • Countries
    • FRANCE
    • Languages
    • FRENCH, WOLOF
    • Duration
    • 80 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Antoine DEPEYRE, Élise DARBLAY
    • Synopsis
    • In the Peul kingdom of Fouta-Toro, between Senegal and Mauritania, isolated villages subsist without electricity and are totally off-grid. Led by Néné, in her fifties, a dozen wives defy the ban. By taking their destiny into their own hands, they are also changing the fate of the village.