Shattered childhoods.
The end of a carefree childhood sometimes comes too soon.
In August, TV5MONDE is offering you three touching and emotional feature films: the destinies of children facing bereavement, violence or indoctrination. Moving accounts of too-early transitions to adulthood, portrayed by the cameras of great filmmakers.
Amanda (ST)
Sunday 1 August at 9pm (Paris time)
The transition to adulthood precipitated by a tragic death.
David, aged 24, lives one day at a time. His life is shattered when his older sister is killed in an attack. He then finds himself responsible for his young orphaned niece, Amanda.
By Mickael Hers
Une enfance (ST)
Sunday 8 August at 9pm (Paris time)
A childhood sacrificed.
Jimmy, aged 13, has to look after himself and his little brother in the face of a drug-addicted mother and a violent stepfather.
By Philippe Claudel
Les éblouis (ST)
Sunday 15 August at 9pm (Paris time)
Growing up in a community drifting into strict sectarianism.
When her parents join a charismatic religious community, Camille's life is turned upside down, cutting her off from the outside world she will have to fight to assert her freedom.
By Sarah Suco
Friday, July 23, 2021 - 14:37
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Friday 1 October 2021 - 15:41
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