''Ezra'' is a 2007
drama film
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directed by
Newton I. Aduaka
Newton I. Aduaka (born 1966) is an England-based, Nigerian-born filmmaker, winner of Best Director at the Pan African Film Festival.
Filmography Short films
* ''Voices Behind the Wall'' (1990)
* ''Carnival of Silence'' (1994)
* ''On the Edge'' ( ...
. It was shown at the
2007 Sundance Film Festival
The 2007 Sundance Film Festival ran from January 18 until January 28, 2007, in Park City, Utah with screenings in Salt Lake City, Utah and Ogden, Utah. It was the 23-rd iteration of the Sundance Film Festival. The opening night film was '' Chic ...
and the 2007
Ouagadougou Panafrican Film and Television Festival
The Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (Festival panafricain du cinéma et de la télévision de Ouagadougou or FESPACO) is a film festival in Burkina Faso, held biennially in Ouagadougou, where the organization is based. It ...
where it won the Grand Prize.
Synopsis
Ezra, a young Sierra Leonean ex-fighter, is struggling to find his bearings and return to a normal life after the civil war that laid waste to his country. His everyday life is divided between a psychological rehabilitation centre and a national reconciliation tribunal organized under the auspices of the UNO. During the rehabilitation trial in which Ezra takes part, he has to face his sister who is accusing him of the murder of their parents. But Ezra does not remember a thing. Will Ezra admit this horror and thus be forgiven by his sister and his village community?
Cast
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Mamoudu Turay Kamara as Ezra
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Augustine Maturi as Young Ezra
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Abubakarr Sawaneh as Mitschach
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Malcom Smith as Young Mitschach
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Mariame N'Diaye as Onitcha
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Mamusu Kallon as Mariam
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Merveille Lukeba
Merveille Lukeba (born 30 March 1990) is a Congo-born British actor, best known for his role as Thomas Tomone in double BAFTA-winning E4 teen drama '' Skins''.
Early life
Born in Kinshasa, Zaire, he was raised in Woolwich, southeast London.
H ...
as Moses
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Richard Gant
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as Mac Mondale
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Mercy Ojelade
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as Cynthia
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Emile Abossolo M'Bo
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Literature
*''Emile, or On Education'' (1762), a treatise on education by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
* ''Émile'' (novel) (1827), an autobiographical novel based on Émile de Girardin's early life
*''Emil and the Detective ...
See also
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List of Nigerian films of 2007
References
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External links
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* California Newsreel's website fo
''Ezra''Talk by Newton Aduaka at TEDGlobal 2007
* Official film distributor's website (France
''Ezra''*
2007 films
Austrian drama films
Belgian drama films
French drama films
Nigerian drama films
English-language Nigerian films
English-language Austrian films
English-language Belgian films
English-language French films
2007 drama films
Films set in Sierra Leone
2000s English-language films
2000s French films
English-language drama films
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