Gito, l'ingrat

Gito, l'ingrat
Gito, l'ingrat
Directed by	Léonce Ngabo
Produced by	Jacques Sandoz, Films Production
Starring	Joseph Kumbela; Marie Bunel; Aoua Sangare; Eric Depreter
Cinematography	Matthias Kälin
Edited by	Dominique Roy
Music by	Pierre-Alain Hofmann
Distributed by	Marfilmes
Release date	1992;
Running time	87 minutes
Country	Burundi
Languages	French; Kirundi

Gito, l'ingrat ([ɡi.to lɛ̃.ɡʁa], "Gito the Ingrate") is a 1992 Burundian comedy film directed by Léonce Ngabo.

Synopsis

Gito is a Burundian student who lives in Paris. When he finishes his studies, he decides to go back to his country and promises his French girlfriend that he will call her when he becomes a minister, something that he is convinced that will happen. However, he loses gradually his ambition as he is confronted with the country reality. He thus starts going out again with his childhood loved one. Nevertheless, he will make the best of a bad deal, with the help of the two women of his life. This is Burundi's first feature film, co-produced with Switzerland and France^[1].

Festivals

Amakula Kampala International Film Festival, Uganda (1992)^[2]
Jameson Dublin International Film Festival, Ireland (1992)
London Film Festival, England

Awards

Oumarou Ganda Prize and Best Actor at FESPACO - Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (1993)
Air Afrique Prize at African Film Festival, Italy (1993)
Best film - Jury's prize at Lisboa Film Festival, Portugal (1993)
Émile Cantillon Prize at Festival International du Film Francophone, Belgium (1992)^[3]
Prix de la Ville d'Amiens do Amiens International Film Festival, France (1992)^[4]
Hani Jahvaria and Press Prizes at Carthage Film Festival, Tunis (1992)

References

^ Africultures (2010-04-20). "Festival du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel du Burundi 2010". Africultures (in French). Retrieved 2025-01-22.
^ "Amakula". Amakula.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-12-31. Retrieved 2012-02-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Accueil". Fifam.fr. Retrieved 24 July 2019.