| Cahier Africain | |
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| Directed by | Heidi Specogna |
| Written by | Heidi Specogna |
| Produced by | Peter Spoerri, Stefan Tolz, Heidi Specogna |
| Narrated by | Salena Godden |
| Cinematography | Johann Feindt |
| Edited by | Kaya Inan |
| Music by | Peter Scherer |
Production companies | Filmpunkt, PS Film |
| Distributed by | Rushlake Media GmbH Filmbringer Distribution AG |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
| Countries | Switzerland Germany |
| Languages | Arabic, French, English |
Cahier Africain ([kaje afʁikɛ̃], "African Notebook") is a 2016 documentary film by Heidi Specogna, a Swiss filmmaker. Beginning in 2008, Specogna's long-term observation follows the lives of two young Central African women, Amzine and Arlette. The film was prompted by the discovery of a small exercise book, full of courageous testimonies by more than 300 victims of war crimes committed by Central African mercenaries during armed conflict between October 2002 and March 2003.
Cahier Africain premiered in 2016 at the Locarno Film Festival, where it received the Zonta Club Award, and the film's UK premiere was in September 2017 at the 25th Raindance Film Festival in London.[1] Salena Godden was the film's English-language narrator.