Little Hawa joined the Prime Video catalog on December 9 in the film of the same name, directed by Maïmouna Doucouré. And the least we can say is that the cast has something to make the spectators dream as much as the young heroine!
Hawa, a 15-year-old girl, lives alone with her grandmother. But when she falls seriously ill, she hatches a plan: to be adopted by someone she admires more than anything, one of the most powerful women in the world. During her quest, she meets several personalities who allow her to get closer to her incredible dream…
After Mignonnes, crowned with several awards in 2020, Maimouna Doucouré returns with Hawa on Prime Video. This new feature film may be drastically different, but it takes up the themes that are dear to the director: the search for models for a child under construction, in a society where there are multiple choices. Writers, sportswomen, actresses… There are many inspiring figures. So who will Hawa choose?
The young girl, fascinated by the sky and the stars, could not have been better off: she is surrounded by a 5-star cast! Overview of this great team gathered to help him achieve his dream.
Sania Halifa is Hawaii
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Still in the Moon, Hawa is a little scowling. And for good reason: his beloved “Maminata” is very ill and she risks being torn away from him from one day to the next. Far from being satisfied with the homes her grandmother offers her, she wants to find her new family herself. But she seems to be suffering from delusions of grandeur…
Two years after the success of Mignonne, Fathia Youssouf, then only 11 years old, had been awarded a César for Best Female Hope and ranked 13th best actress of the year by the New York Times Magazine for her impressive first performance. But Sania Halifa is not to be outdone and stands out as the essential revelation of Hawa. As brilliant as the other stars of the film, she adds her name to the list of the most promising young French actresses!
Oumou Sangare is Maminata
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The one Hawa calls “Maminata” only has eyes for her granddaughter. Sweet and inspiring, she is the ideal model. But tired by illness, she has no choice but to find him a new home…
It is the Malian singer and composer Oumou Sangaré who lends her features, as well as her incredible voice, to Hawa’s grandmother. A bewitching cherry with a powerful voice, her character is as captivating as the great performer. The chemistry of the two actresses is so beautiful to see on screen that it leaves hope for only one thing: that Oumou Sangaré, already awarded a Grammy Award for her musical work, will continue her career in cinema and there. have the same success.
Yseult
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Revealed by the 10th season of the Nouvelle Star, Yseult has since won the Prize for Female Revelation at the Victoires de la Musique. Already appeared in Fugueuse, where she played herself, this time she delivers a personal, even intimate performance, full of emotion. Like Oumou Sangaré, we look forward to discovering her in other feature films. Could she be the model that Hawa dreams of?
Thomas Pésquet
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After two discreet appearances in 2019 in Men In Black: International and Proxima, world-renowned astronaut Thomas Pesquet returns to the cinema. Sober and humble, he seems as comfortable in front of the cameras as he is in orbit above the Earth.
Like Yseult, he embodies in Hawa a figure of mentor and adviser for the young girl in search of landmarks.
Michelle Obama?!
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While her grandmother is looking for a new home for her, Hawa learns of the arrival of a notable personality in Paris: Michelle Obama will be received on several occasions for the release of her autobiography. Would she be the perfect adoptive mother?
Until the end, Maimouna Doucouré’s feature film casts doubt on the future of its protagonist, who nevertheless continues to struggle against bad luck and grow in the most moving way. Her meeting with the former First Lady of the White House continues to be postponed, to elude her, but the lessons she draws from her emancipatory odyssey are all the more beautiful.
Hawa, the heroine like the film, has many other surprises in store for you!