National Diploma ( Examen d'état )

National Diploma (DVD) (*)

$30.99

Original Title: Examen d'état
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Toronto International Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
French ( Subtitles )
Multi-lingual ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
92 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2014 and produced in:
Congo ( Africa, Middle East )
France ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Dieudo Hamadi

Written By:
Dieudo Hamadi

Actors:
Dieudo Hamadi

Synopsis:

State Exam follows a group of young congolese high school students who are about to sit the exam for their National Diploma, the equivalent of the French Baccalaureat, in Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo. The director's camera films them as they prepare the exam, from the benches of the school that they are regurlarly ejected from because they haven't paid the teacher's fees to the communal house where they gather to revise and the chaotic streets of the city where they spend their time looking for a living.

In Kisangani, a group of high-school students who cannot afford to pay the teachers' 'bonuses' organized themselves to prepare the State exam together.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 13 November, 2015.