Yves' Promise
52min. or 79min. | original French/German version with English subtites available
Frustrated by a corrupt system, Yves leaves his home in Cameroon to try his fortune in Europe. But to get there is more difficult than expected. Yves has been on the road for eight years – and is close to failing. Back home are the people who mean the most to him: his sister Annie, who has been holding the family together since Yves left, his little brother, waiting for Yves to take him to Europe, and his father, who expects him to lead the family to a better life. A film about family, the dream of Europe and the impossibility of giving up.
2017
IDFA Competition for First Appearance
- Director Melanie Gärtner
- Producer Sebastian Popp, Robert Malzahn
- Director of Photography Melanie Gärtner, Pola Sell
- Editor Christine Niehoff, Mirja Gerle
- Score Ludwig Kuckartz
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