La Petite Vendeuse de Soleil
La Petite Vendeuse de Soleil or The Little Girl Who Sold the Sun is a 1999 Senegalese short drama film, directed by Djibril Diop Mambty which premiered posthumously after his death in 1998.
In Dakar, selling newspapers on the street is an occupation always occupied by boys. But one morning, Sili, a young beggar, challenges that exclusive rule. Her age is uncertain, betweenand 13, and she walks the streets with the help of her crutches. She begs for help in the same spot the boys sell their papers, but today they attack her and she falls, rolling over and over. Thats it she too will sell newspapers starting tomorrow.La Petite Vendeuse de Soleil debuted onFebruary 1999 at the International Film Festival Rotterdam and opened in other film festivals on the dates given below. ........
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