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202261 minPGdocumentary

Big Boy

202261 minPGdocumentary

A 16-year-old from Guinea arrives in Switzerland, facing the challenges of adapting to a new life and returning to school in an integration class.

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A 16-year-old from Guinea arrives in Switzerland, facing the challenges of adapting to a new life and returning to school in an integration class.

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Amadou, a 16-year-old from Guinea, arrives in Switzerland and faces the challenges of adapting to a new life. He enrolls in an integration class while grappling with the emotional turmoil of adolescence. Louise Carrin presents his story, capturing the struggles and joys of a young man reconciling his migration experience with the everyday realities of growing up in a foreign country.

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