Abducted and raped at her arranged marriage, Fatou returns to Paris three years later. In that time, she has tried to forget the past and devoted herself to her career. She has become a successfull hairdresser and is back in Paris to work at the fashion shows. But as soon as she arrives in the French capital, the past catches up with her. Unhealed wounds reopen? Rejecting any contact with men, Fatou is confronted with the damage caused to her own family. Her mother, humiliated, has left her father. Her father, devastated, has dropped out of sight of the close-knit Malian community. "Fatou" is the story of Fatou's rebirth, which involves finding her father and bringing her parents back together. Her new life also means finding true love, desire and self-confidence?

starring / avec
Fatou N'Diaye, Mariam Kaba, Pascal Nzonzi, Diouc Koma, Thierry Ashanti, Anthony Palliser, Tatiana Rojo, Claudia Tagbo

a TV Film by / un téléfilm de
Daniel VIGNE

France, 2003, TV Film, 1h30, drama

This TV movie is the sequel of / Ce téléfilm est la suite de :
FATOU, LA MALIENNE / FATOU THE MALIAN (2001)

Original Title / Titre Original : FATOU, L'ESPOIR
International Title / Titre International : FATOU
Type / Type : TV Film (Drama) / Téléfilm
Countries / Pays : France / France
Genres / Genres : Drama / Drame
Languages / Langue de tournage : French / Français
Year of production / Année de production : 2003
Runtime / Durée : 90' (1 heure 30 minutes)
Film Colors / Couleurs : Color / Couleur
Country of Origin: France
Country of Filming: France
Shooting Format / Support de Tournage : Super 16mm
Tags: INTÉGRATION, IMMIGRATION, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIP, FRANCOPHONE, WOMEN, SOCIETY, LOVE & ROMANCE, SEXUALITY, MARIAGE FORCÉE, VIOL, SÉQUESTRATION, COMING OF AGE, ADOLESCENCE


CAST / ACTRICES - ACTEURS (In credit order / Dans l'ordre du casting)
Fatou N'DIAYE.................................................................. "Fatou Kébé"
Mariam KABA........................................ "Aminata Kébé, mère de Fatou"
Pascal NZONZI................................................................. "Kébé, père de Fatou"
Dioucounda KOMA (as Diouc)....................................... "Sidi Kébé, frère de Fatou"
Thierry René (as Thierry ASHANTI)................................................... "Lyassou, l'anthropologue"
Anthony Palliser........................................................ "Sherman, le patron de Fatou"
Tatiana ROJO............................................................ "Malika"
Claudia TAGBO......................................................... "Hawa Kébé, tante de Fatou"
Meiji U TUM'SI................................................ "Marana"
Anne-Marie OMORUYI........................................ "Lydia"
Thierry de Carbonnières.................................................... "Rémy"
Christopher Caballero.............................................. "Willy"
Petra Bochnickova.................................................... "Vanina"
Fatou Diouf........................................ "Rose"
Jennifer Zubar........................................ "Lily
Virgile Fouilou........................................

Executive Producer / Productrice déléguée :
Fabienne Servan-Schreiber

/// DIRECTOR / RÉALISATEUR :
Daniel Vigne

Original Idea / Idée Originale :
Daniel Vigne

Screenwriter / Scénariste :
Chantal Renaud

Director of Photography / Directrice de la Photo :
Flore Thulliez

Sound Recordist / Ingénieur du son :
Jean Luc Rault-Cheynet

Composer (Original score) / Auteur de la musique :
Ray Léma

Film Editor / Monteur :
Thierry Simmonet

Casting Director / Directrice de Casting
Meiji U Tum'si

Costume Designer / Costumes :
Marie-Françoise Perrochon

Production Design / Décors :
Régis Nicolino

Sound Editing / Montage Son :
Fabien Wachsmann

Sound effects / Bruitage :
Julien Naudin

Mixing / Mixage:
Christophe Ferrandon

Singer / Chanteuse :
Cathy Renoir

Script Supervisor / Script-Girl :
Jacqueline Kalimunda

Assistant Casting Director / Assistant du directeur de casting :



PRODUCTION
Cinétévé (Paris)

WTH THE PARTICIPATION OF /AVEC LA PARTICIPATION DE
France 2
TV5,
la chaîne FESTIVAL,
la RTBF,
du Ministère des Affaires Sociales, du Travail et de la Solidarité
et du CNC

BROADCAST / DIFFUSION TV :
- France 2 (France) : Le 16 avril 2003

BO Disponible chez
2GOOD

DISTRIBUTION / DISTRIBUTEUR
AB International

DVD PUBLISHING / ÉDITION DVD
Editions Montparnasse

MUSIC PUBLISHING / ÉDITION MUSICALE
Cinétévé

OFFICIAL WEBSITE / SITE OFFICIEL
https://cineteve.com/en/films/fatou/



WEB / Our Sources :
https://cineteve.com/films/fatou-lespoir/
https://cineteve.com/en/films/fatou/
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatou,_l%27espoir


Updated by Thierno Dia, on 20 Sep 2022