Adama (film)

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Adama
Adama poster.jpg
Film poster
Directed by Simon Rouby
Written byJulien Lilti
Simon Rouby
Bénédicte Galup
(collaboration)
Produced byAzmina Goulamaly
Séverine Lathuillière
Alain Seraphine
Edited byJean-Baptiste Alazard
Music byPablo Pico
Production
companies
Pipangai Production
Naïa Productions
France 3 Cinéma
Albatros Productions
Distributed byOcéan Films
Release dates
  • 15 June 2015 (2015-06-15)(Annecy)
  • 21 October 2015 (2015-10-21)(France)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget$3.7 million
Box office$505.000 [1]

Adama is a 2015 French animated drama film directed by Simon Rouby. It tells the story of a young West African boy who sets off across Europe in search of his older brother during the First World War. [2] It premiered at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival in June 2015. [3]

Contents

Voice cast

Accolades

Award / Film FestivalCategoryRecipientsResult
Annecy International Animated Film Festival [4] Gan Foundation Aid for Distribution for a Work in Progress AwardWon
César Awards [5] Best Animated Feature Film Nominated
European Film Awards [6] Best Animated Feature Film Nominated
Prix Jacques Prévert du Scénario Best Original ScreenplayJulien Lilti, Simon Rouby and Bénédicte GalupNominated

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  4. "2014 Award Winners". Annecy.
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