5 films to revisit contemporary history

“The Flowers of the Mango Tree”, by Akio Fujimoto

Drama, 1h39. In theaters April 22, 2026.

Shafi, 4, and her sister Somira, 9, live in a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh. One day, determined to “go home” and find an uncle who remained in Malaysia, they flee this adult world marked by fear and violence.

Hunger, threats, death on the way… The film can be brutal. It is nevertheless dotted with gestures of solidarity that give hope, like when a refugee protects the children or the villagers welcome them. When prayer, too, proves to be a help to get through trials or when games become a refuge. “One, two, three, sun!” » and a few snatches of laughter bring back courage.

Through the fate of children far too young to experience such ordeals, this film illustrates the exile and living conditions of the Rohingya people, one of the most persecuted in the world. Through the drama, he also speaks of hope.

Margaux Assier of Pompignan

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