Burkina Faso, France, Germany, Senegal 2023Language:French, FulfuldeSubtitles:GermanDirector:Apolline TraoréWriter:Apolline TraoréCinematographer:Nicolas BerteyacEditor:Sylvie GadmerMusic:Cyril MorinSound:Vianney AubéWith:Nafissatou Cissé, Mike Danon, Lazare Minoungou, Nathalie VairacProducer:Apolline Traoré, Denis CougnaudProduction Company:Les Films Selmon, Araucania Films, Sunuy Films, One Fine Day Films GmbHDistributor:One Fine Day Films GmbH122 min, Colour

SIRA follows the eponymous Sira who, on her way to her fiancé Jean-Sidi with her nomadic family, becomes the victim of a brutal attack by Islamists. The leader of the terrorists kidnaps Sira, brutally rapes her and leaves her to die in the desert. Against all odds, she survives by hiding in caves. When she discovers the Islamists' camp, she hatches a plan of revenge. Although she is the only daughter - or perhaps because she is an only daughter - she is seen as less conformant to the traditional gender roles of her nomadic family. This provides her with an advantage in surviving the ordeal.

Berlinale Audience Award winner.

Director's Biography:Apolline Traoré is a Burkinabe filmmaker and producer. Her first films have already been selected for major film festivals. In recognition of her inclusive work, she was included in the World Bank of Africa's Women of Action, Stories of Change series.

Director's Filmography:
2019 DESRANCES
2017 FRONTIÈRES
2013 MOI ZAPHIRA
2008 LA TESTAMENT (TV)