THE AMPUTEES AND THE REBELS

A film by Maïla Mendy

Laureate of the award « Déclics Jeunes » by Fondation de France in 2016.

The Amputees and the Rebels is a universal story about resilience and reconciliation. How the people of Sierra Leone in west Africa, both victims and persecutors, can overcome the trauma of civil war, and finally live together after a decade of violence and division.

Film selected for the Festival international du film black de Montréal septembre 2022.