Tramadol

Adoum Moussa & Morgane Wirtz | 2022 | Tunisia/Belgium | 32′

Production: PSF 235 asbl

/ FR

Une moto file à travers le Niger. À bord, Moussa, un jeune touareg.
Cachés dans son véhicule, une cinquantaine de comprimés de tramadol, l’un des stupéfiants les plus prisés en Afrique de l’Ouest. En suivant Moussa, nous partons à la rencontre des revendeurs et des usagers de cet opioïde.

/ ENG
A motorbike is speeding through Niger. On board, Moussa, a young Tuareg and, hidden in his vehicle, fifty tablets of tramadol, one of the most popular narcotics in West Africa. By following Moussa, we meet the smugglers and users of this opioid.

/ IT
Una moto sfreccia in giro per il Niger. A bordo, Moussa, un giovane touareg. Nascoste nel veicolo, una cinquantina di pasticche di tramadol, una delle droghe più popolari in Africa Occidentale. Seguendo Moussa, incontriamo i contrabbandieri e i consumatori di questo oppiaceo.



 

Festivals

– Montréal International Black Film Festival | 2022 | Canada
– Film Africa – London
| 2022 | UK
– Carthage Film Festival
| 2022 | Tunisia
– Madagascourt Film Festival – Antananarivo/ Mahajanga
| 2022 | Madagascar
– Human Screen Festival – Tunis
| 2023 | Tunisia
– Festival Millenium – Bruxelles
 | 2023 | Belgium
– Festival International de films Identitaires et Solidaires du Baru Teem – Nikki | 2023 | Bénin
– New York African Film Festival
| 2023 | USA

 

Distinctions

– Tanit d’Argent – Best Short Documentary at Carthage Film Festival
Best Short Documentary at Human Screen Festival