Short of the Week
Ousmane
Directed by Jorge Camarotti · Starring Paul Batah, Marie-Ginette Guay, Nadine Jean, Issaka Sawadogo · 2021
At the end of a long workday, Ousmane, a Burkinabé immigrant in Montreal, crosses paths with a disoriented elderly neighbour—an encounter that changes the course of his life.
A quietly powerful, deeply humane story about an immigrant, an elderly neighbour and the unexpected bonds of care.
At the end of a long workday, Ousmane, a Burkinabé immigrant living in Montreal, has his life take a turn when he meets an elderly disoriented neighbor.
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