Each year, thousands of Africans risk their lives fleeing their country in search of a better future. In Mali, as in most countries in the area, the situation is catastrophic. Among those who leave are the poorest but also those who could contribute to the their country’s development. But jobs are scarce and the future seems hopeless. Le prix de l’exode includes direct testimonies from young people who dream to leave the country, those who, after a failed departure wish to try again and from activists who struggle to help them.

Awards
Prix ONF du meilleur film dans la section Regards d’ici sur l’Afrique et les pays créoles au Festival Pan-Africa international 2007 (Festival Vues d’Afrique 2007).

Bruno Boulianne
Bruno Boulianne took part in La Course Europe-Asie in 1991. Un cirque sur le fleuve, his first documentary won many prizes. While he was a filmmaker with the NFB, he directed Aviature and Des hommes de passage. He then shoots Le Compteur d’oiseaux, which won the First Prize at the Portneuf Film Festival on Environment, 2005. He also directed documents for Télé-Québec in Bolivia, Vietnam and Mali. After that, he directed another documentary, 50 tonnes d’épinettes.