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Colombine
Genres
Drama
Overview
In West Africa, Colombine runs a dispensary in risky bushland. A strong-willed, whiskey-drinking religious woman armed with her rifle, she takes care of sick and orphaned children in the region. She sees Mélia arrive, a somewhat imprisoned Parisian MSF doctor, herself an African orphan, but who has never returned to her homeland since childhood. She discovers bush medicine, its difficulties and the dilemmas that caregivers must face in the face of chronic shortages of equipment and medicines. These two courageous but opposite women form an unlikely team. They will have to learn to overcome their barriers and confess their secrets to protect the dispensary and the children from the dangers of the region and a threat that surpasses them.
Details
Budget
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Revenue
$0
Runtime
90 min
Release Date
2019-08-30
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Vote Count
8
Vote Average
6.8
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Corinne Masiero
Colombine
Annabelle Lengronne
Melia
Noom Diawara
Bakary
Julie Judd
Manon
Jimmy Woha Woha
Aziz
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