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ADAMA
TEACHING PACK
FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL UK 2018
Resources produced and compiled by Lise Morel, Comprehensive French Languages Services in Edinburgh @ edilang.com
ADAMA
Synopsis In 1916, Adama is 12. He lives in an isolated country in West Africa, a place called the Land of the Cliffs. One night, Samba his big brother who
was supposed to finish an initiation suddenly runs away to sign up to fight for the Nassaras, an unusual dialect word referring to white people or
strangers, in this case the French. Adama is determined to go after Samba and bring him back, braving a journey across continents and through
the perils of deserts, seedy Parisian back streets and, finally, beyond the trenches of the front line into no man’s land near Verdun. (from
https://www.theupcoming.co.uk/2015/10/18/london-film-festival-2015-adama-review/)
Information
Duration 82'
Nationality France
Directed by Simon Rouby
Screenplay Julien Lilti, Simon Rouby
Script Julien Lilti
Editor Jean-Baptiste Alazard
Sound Yan Volsy
Music Pablo Pico
Original Voices Azize Diabaté (Adama), Oxmo Puccino (Djo), Pascal N’Zonzi (Abdou), Jack Amba (Samba)
Produced by Philippe Aigle, Séverine Lathuilliere
FILM POSTER
What’s the boy’s name, in your
opinion?
Describe him. What is he holding?
« Tout homme est le gardien de son
frère » : what do you think it means
in English? What do you think of this
assertion? Do you have brothers and
sisters? Are they younger or older?
The complete title of the film is
“Adama, le Monde des Souffles”, “the
World of Breaths”: what does it
evoke for you?
POSTER’S DETAILS
What is it ? What is its significance?
ANOTHER POSTER
Describe this poster:
Who is the character in the centre of
the poster? Describe his clothes.
How do you feel about the landscape?
What differences do you notice with
the French poster?
Which poster do you prefer and why?
ADAMA’S JOURNEY
TRAILER
Read the synopsis: In 1916, 12-year-old Adama lives in an isolated village in West Africa. One evening his older brother Samba disappears. Defying the wishes of his elders, Adama sets off to find him. A quest which takes him over the sea, northwards, to the front line in Verdun.
Watch the trailer
with English
subtitles:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pifWuI_ebzU
Describe the various characters appearing throughout the trailer.
What seems to be the nature of their relationships?
What different landscapes can you identify?
What sounds, including music, can you hear during the trailer?
The Nassaras The word Nassaras is used several times and refers to strangers, white people in an African dialogue.
Can you find out about African languages and dialects?
CHARACTERS
Link the character to the description
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Djo, a Senegalese
tirailleur
Maximin, a young Parisian
thug Samba, Adama’s brother Adama’s father
Abdou, an African
storyteller
CHARACTERS
Link the character to the description
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Adama arrives in a
harbour where he meets a
poor and crazy musician.
He runs away from the
village without completing
his initiation. He is going
to fight during the war
with the Nassaras.
When he gets to France,
Adama runs away from
the custom officers and
meets a young thief.
Together they get on their
way but the young thief
steals his gold.
He finally reaches a
harbour where he meets a
man who is going to join
the army.
Adama lives peacefully in his
village with this character and
the rest of his family.
CHARACTERS
Describe Abdou and Djo’s clothes for each image
WAR
Colonial troops
What do you learn in the film about the recruitment of
the African troops?
What do the Africans expect as they enrol in the army
and take part in the war? What does the crazy musician
think about the war?
Are the African troops mixed with the European soldiers?
COLONISATION
How soldiers from the colonies are represented
Describe this document :
COLONISATION
How soldiers from the colonies are represented
Describe this document:
VERDUN’S HELL
A MODERN WAR
Describe those two paintings by Otto Dix. How do they evoke the horrors of war without showing any blood?
Otto DIX, Assaut sous les gaz, 1924, gravure
Otto DIX, Tranchées, 1917, huile sur toile
MUSIC
Music is omnipresent in Adama. Can you name the instruments on these images? If you like you
can watch a video regarding the music in the film : https://vimeo.com/138124609
Have you spotted other instruments in the film? Which ones?
RESOURCES IN FRENCH
General: ◊ https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adama_(film,_2015)
◊ https://www.afca.asso.fr/ressources/documents/1/400487b-2140-ADAMA_LE_CHEMIN-BD.pdf
Reviews: ◊ https://www.20minutes.fr/cinema/1711903-20151021-adama-voyage-initiatique-gamin-africain
Other teaching
materials: ◊ https://www.grignoux.be/fr/dpview?iddp=410&preview=true
◊ http://www.transmettrelecinema.com/media/dossiers-maitre/DM_Adama_WEB_acc.pdf
Technical
processes: ◊ 3D scanning : http://www.fondation-gan.com/nouvelles-dadama-episode-2
◊ Ferrofluids : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx6IrJIvDl1LKw_yIhzHT0Q
◊ Adama making of opus 1 : sculptures (English subtitles): https://vimeo.com/132418880
◊ Adama making of opus 2 : decors & ferrofluides (English subtitles): https://vimeo.com/135227059
◊ Adama making of opus 3 : musique ( avec Oxmo Puccino ) (no subtitles): https://vimeo.com/138124609
◊ Adama making-of opus 4 : les voix (no subtitles): https://vimeo.com/141175617
◊ Adama making-of opus 5 : bruitages et creation sonore (no subtitles): https://vimeo.com/143250803
Videos: ◊ La première guerre mondiale en deux minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiw-mhqdjZY
Web & iPad app: ◊ 1/Apocalypse 10 destins : Suivez les destins de dix personnages fictifs venant du monde entier et dont les vies vont se croiser pendant la Grande Guerre. Découvrez Ismaël Tangaré, membre du Corps expéditionnaire des tirailleurs sénégalais : www.apocalypse-10destins.com
RESOURCES IN ENGLISH
General: ◊ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adama_(film)
◊ http://www.giffonifilmfestival.it/en/component/djcatalog2/item/91-edition-2015/1188-adama.html
Reviews: ◊ https://www.indiewire.com/2016/02/acclaimed-french-animated-feature-film-adama-makes-nyc-premiere-in-
march-details-154938/
◊ http://www.okayafrica.com/adama-simon-roubi-film-trailer/
◊ https://variety.com/2015/film/festivals/simon-rouby-adama-philippe-aigle-1201601251/
◊ http://syn.org.au/review-adama-australian-centre-for-the-moving-image-x-melbourne-international-film-
festival/
Technical
processes: ◊ 3D scanning : http://www.fondation-gan.com/nouvelles-dadama-episode-2
◊ Ferrofluids : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx6IrJIvDl1LKw_yIhzHT0Q
◊ Adama making of opus 1 : sculptures (English subtitles): https://vimeo.com/132418880
◊ Adama making of opus 2 : decors & ferrofluides (English subtitles): https://vimeo.com/135227059