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Astel (2021)

24m

Running Time

September 12, 2021
Release Date

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Astel (2021)

Name: Astel
Genre: Drama
Released: 2021-09-12

24m

Running Time

September 12, 2021
Release Date

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Plot.

While helping tend her family’s herd of cows in a northern region of Senegal, a 13-year-old girl faces changes that threaten her tight bond with her father in this vividly realized directorial debut by screenwriter and filmmaker Ramata-Toulaye Sy.

Where to Watch.

Rent

Currently Astel is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Universcine

Streaming in:
🇫🇷 France

Cast & Crew.

Hawa Mamadou Dia

Astel

Cherif Amadou Diallo

Le père

Alassane Hamet Ly

Le jeune berger

Khady Diallo

La mère

Amadou Diallo

Le petit frère

Ramata-Toulaye Sy

Director / Screenplay

Margaux Juvénal

Producer

Amine Bouhafa

Music

Nathan Jacquard

Editor

Maud Leclair

Producer

Amine Berrada

Director of Photography

Souleymane Kébé

Production Director

Jean-Christophe Reymond

Producer

Amaury Ovise

Producer

Media.

Details.

Release Date
September 12, 2021

Status
Released

Running Time
24m

Genres
Drama

Last updated: 2025-02-15

Wiki.

Astel is a 2021 Senegalese-French short drama film, directed by Ramata-Toulaye Sy. The film stars Hawa Mamadou Dia as Astel, a young girl in Senegal who loves to accompany her father (Cherif Amadou Diallo) when he herds cows, but is forced to conform to more traditional "women's work" with her mother (Khady Diallo) after a shepherd's leering looks at her lead her father to realize she is no longer safe.

The film premiered at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival, where it was the winner of the Share Her Journey award. It was subsequently screened at the 2022 Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, where it won the SACD Award and a Special Jury Prize.