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Hawa

  • Be You (Working title)
TV Movie | 2022 | Prime Video (Amazon) | France

Main data

DirectorMaïmouna Doucouré
Written byAlain-Michel Blanc, Zangro, David Elkaïm, Maïmouna Doucouré
ProductionBien ou Bien Productions [fr], Black Queen Productions

Project data

Length of movie104 min

Cast

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Brief synopsis

A 15-year-old girl with a beautiful blond afro, Coke-bottle glasses, and an innate disregard for social niceties, Hawa (Sania Halifa) is not your typical Parisian teen. Maminata (famed Malian singer Oumou Sangaré), her beloved grandmother and sole guardian, is terminally ill, hasn’t long to live, and has yet to secure a new family for her granddaughter. Luckily, Hawa has come up with a perfect solution to their problem. Michelle Obama is visiting Paris and has stated publicly that she misses her daughters, who are now adults and have moved out. Clearly, Obama should adopt Hawa. Hawa simply needs to let her know.

(Source: Toronto International Film Festival)

Cast

ActorRole nameVoice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Sania HalifaHawa [L]
Oumou SangaréMaminata, the grandmother [L]
YseultSelf [GS]
Thomas PesquetSelf [GS]
Elisa DoughtyAssistant to Michelle Obama [SR]
Juliette MoreaudHôtesse aéroport [BP]
Juliana SmithAssistant to Michelle Obama [BP]Juliana Smith
Avant StrangelL'officiel ambassade 1 [BP]

Crew

ActivityNameComment
AD PANicola di Vico
Director of photographyAntoine Sanier
Casting directorNina Morille
Costume designerZab Ntakabanyvra
Costume designerHélène Davoudian
DirectorMaïmouna Doucouré
ComposerErwann Chandon
ComposerNiko Noki
ProducerZangro
Production designerJulie Wassef
Assistant production designerJulie Plumelle
Assistant art directorJuliette Giambiasi
Set decoratorJulie Reilles
Art department assistantLena Valero
Art department assistantMarietou Adjiratou Ba
Art department assistantLaure Flipo
Construction managerMartial Venet
Prop masterAngela Pesce
Prop masterMartin Collas
Prop masterColombe Montias
Standby propsNicolas Bachelet
Set dresserMarc Jeannel
Set builderGiuseppe Giussani
Lead painterDenis Chaboissier
Scenic painterBenoît Oliviero
Scenic painterJérôme Clavier
Scenic painterStéphanie Billet
Scenic painterChrisitine Descloitres
Scenic painterMartine Brassaert
Scenic painterBenoit Bourchis
Graphic artistThomas Félix François
Property driverDavid Belaïn
Property driverCamille Andreys
Property driverSébastien Hérouart
Property driverJacob Lyon
assistant		assistant
Property driverEddie Magné
assistant		assistant
Property driverPaulo Pissot
assistant		assistant
Production managerDominique Brunner
ScreenwriterDavid Elkaïm
ScreenwriterMaïmouna Doucouré
ScreenwriterZangro
ScreenwriterAlain-Michel Blanc
Production sound mixerPascal Armant
Sound re-recording mixerCyril Holtz

Production companies

CompanyComment
Bien ou Bien Productions [fr]
Black Queen Productions

Festivals

YearCountryFestivalComment
2022CanadaTIFF - Toronto International Film Festival
Platform		Platform

TV-broadcast

TypeCountryStationDate / TimeComment
First showingFrancePrime Video (Amazon)Friday, 09/12/2022Worldwide

Cinema releases and premieres

TypeCountryDateComment
PremiereFriday, 09/09/2022TIFF - Toronto International Film Festival [ca]