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Black Out

May 15, 2014
0h 47m
★ 0.0

Overview

Every evening during exam season, as the sun sets over Conakry, Guinea, hundreds of school children begin a nightly pilgrimage to the airport, petrol stations and wealthy parts of the city, searching for light to study. This evocative and poignant documentary shows how children reconcile their daily lives in one of the worlds poorest countries with their desire to learn.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Animal Monday
HSI London
Odd Girl Out Productions
Doc Society

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