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Fighters

Fighters

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Director:
Alassane Sy (Alasan Si)
Writer:
Alassane Sy, Latigone N'Goma (Alasan Si, Latigon Ngoma)
Producer:
Jules Dieng, Julie Mathieu-Moreau (Žil Dijeng, Žili Matje-Moro)
Genre:
Drama (Drama)
Co-Producers:
Souleymane Dia (Sulejman Dija)
Co-Production Companies:
Thiely Films (SN)
Logline:
Senegalese wrestling shapes the Ndiaye family's life on the outskirts of Dakar. Alright dreams of a championship title, while his younger brother Moulaye questions a future chosen for him. After a tragic accident, the family must rebuild their lives and discover the true meaning of family and resilience.
Synopsis:
Senegalese wrestling dominates the life of the Ndiaye family, who live hand to mouth on the outskirts of Dakar. Orphaned as a child, 22-year-old Moulaye was raised by his older brother Alright, after they left their village to build a new life in Rufisque with Alright's wife Flavia and their two children. Wrestling is at the heart of their family history, yet Alright believes Moulaye is too impulsive to follow that path and insists that his younger brother pursue higher education and find a real job. Despite their precarious circumstances, hope rests on Alright's promising wrestling career. With Flavia's modest income as a teacher keeping the household afloat, Alright is only one victory away from earning the chance to face Rio, Senegal's undefeated champion. But after winning his semi-final bout he suddenly collapses in the arena and dies of a heart attack, his death broadcast live across the country. The tragedy shatters the family. Their uncle urges Moulaye to return to the ancestral village in Saloum and reconnect with his heritage, but Moulaye remains in Rufisque, determined to support Flavia and the children. With nothing left to lose, Moulaye finally embraces the wrestling destiny he had long resisted, journeys back to Saloum for a transformative initiation, and returns determined to honour Alright's legacy by pursuing the championship his brother never had the chance to win.
REDITELJ:
Alassane Sy (Alasan Si)
SCENARISTA:
Alassane Sy, Latigone N'Goma (Alasan Si, Latigon Ngoma)
PRODUCENT:
Jules Dieng, Julie Mathieu-Moreau (Žil Dijeng, Žili Matje-Moro)
ŽANR:
Drama (Drama)
Koproducent:
Souleymane Dia (Sulejman Dija)
KOProdUKCIJSKE Kompanije:
Thiely Films (SN)
Logline:
Senegalsko rvanje oblikuje život porodice Ndijaj na periferiji Dakara. Alrajt sanja o tituli šampiona, dok njegov mlađi brat Mulaj preispituje budućnost koju su mu drugi izabrali. Nakon tragične nesreće, porodica mora iznova da izgradi svoj život i otkrije pravo značenje porodice i istrajnosti.
SInopsis:
Senegalsko rvanje dominira životom porodice Ndijaj, koja jedva sastavlja kraj s krajem na periferiji Dakara. Dvadesetdvogodišnjeg Mulaja, koji je rano ostao bez roditelja, odgojio je stariji brat Alrajt, nakon što su napustili selo da bi novi život izgradili u Rufisku, sa Alrajtovom suprugom Flavijom i njihovo dvoje djece. Rvanje je u srcu porodične istorije, ali Alrajt smatra da je Mulaj previše nagao za taj put i insistira da mlađi brat nastavi školovanje i nađe pravi posao. Uprkos nesigurnim okolnostima, nada počiva na Alrajtovoj obećavajućoj rvačkoj karijeri. Dok Flavijina skromna učiteljska plata održava domaćinstvo, Alrajta od šanse da se suoči sa Riom, nepobijeđenim šampionom Senegala, dijeli samo jedna pobjeda. Ali nakon pobjede u polufinalu, on se iznenada sruši u areni i umire od srčanog udara, a njegova smrt prenosi se uživo širom zemlje. Tragedija razara porodicu. Stric nagovara Mulaja da se vrati u zavičajno selo u Salumu i poveže sa nasljeđem, ali Mulaj ostaje u Rufisku, riješen da pomogne Flaviji i djeci. Bez ičega što bi mogao da izgubi, Mulaj konačno prihvata rvačku sudbinu kojoj se dugo opirao, odlazi u Salum na inicijaciju koja ga mijenja i vraća se odlučan da čuva bratovo nasljeđe boreći se za titulu koju Alrajt nikada nije stigao da osvoji.