''Eye of the Storm'' () is a 2015 Burkinabé psychological drama film about child soldiers. The film was directed by

Sékou Traoré Sékou Traoré is a filmmaker from Burkina Faso. He and his friends Dani Kouyaté and Issa Traoré de Brahima established the production company Sahelis Productions in 1992. He has worked as director, producer and production manager on a number o ...

, produced by Axel Guyot, written by

Christophe Lemoine Christophe Lemoine (; born 11 December 1978) is a French actor who specializes in dubbing. He is mainly known as the voice of Samwise Gamgee in ''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy, Eric Cartman in ''South Park'', Tucker Foley and Vlad Plasmius ...

and Luis Marques, and starred Fargrass Assandre and Maἴmouna N'diaye. It received ten nominations at the

12th Africa Movie Academy Awards The 2016 Africa Movie Academy Awards ceremony was held on Saturday 11 June 2016 at the Obi Wali International Conference Center in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The ceremony recognized and honored excellence among directors, actors, and writer ...

and won in three categories including Best Film.

Synopsis

Based on the study of child soldiers,

's film brings us to Emma Tou (N'Diaye), a young lawyer who reluctantly accepts to defend a captured fugitive who may have been a child soldier, in what her boss titles "The Trial of the Century". Persistent to ensure a good and fair trial for the fugitive, Tou visits former child soldier Blackshouam Vila (Fargass) and tries to win his trust so he will help her in her case. But as Vila begins to tell her his history, Tou discovers the terrors of a child forced to fight in the military. As Vila tells Tou how he is wavering between celebrating his awful crimes and lamenting about his nightmares, which frequently include his past victims. The more Tou digs into the subject of

child soldiers Children in the military, including state armed forces, non-state armed groups, and other military organizations, may be trained for combat, assigned to support roles, such as cooks, porters/couriers, or messengers, or used for tactical adv ...

, the more she finds that points to government officials' involvement in causing Vila's turbulent childhood. Readying court, Tou is sealed into a search for truth where heroes and villains are no more than shades of gray.

Cast

* Maïmouna N'Diaye - Emma Tou * Fargass Assandé - Blackshouam Vila *Abidine Dioari - Solo * Issaka Sawouadogo - Roc * Jacob Sou - President of the Bar * Serge Henry - Father Tu * Fatou Traoré - Emma's Sister

References

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* 2015 films More-language films 2010s psychological drama films Films directed by Sékou Traoré Best Film Africa Movie Academy Award winners 2015 drama films Burkinabe drama films French psychological drama films 2010s French films 2010s French-language films {{FESPACO Bronze Stallion of Yennenga, state=expanded