Un amour d'enfant (2004)

Despite the difference in their upbringings and family lives, five young children become friends. Omar is in love with Yacine, a pretty, intelligent girl from a wealthy family. He decides to pen her a love letter, which ends up causing misunderstanding and a rift between him and his childhood love. Meanwhile, Demba falls in love with a beggar and they share 'secret' stares and tender touches in brief meetings each time. All the children seek advice from their mentor, who sells bicycle-rides at the beach-front. The innocence of childhood infatuation is cleverly layered over a troubled Senegal laboring under the strains of strike action and economic upheaval.

Released Jan. 1, 2004 93 min None+

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Production Companies: Canal+ Horizons, Les Productions du Lion Rouge, Centre Cinématographique Marocain (CCM)

Country: Morocco
Production Countries: France, Morocco, Senegal
Languages: Wolof, French