Baba's Song

Switzerland, August 2009
FILM, Fiction, 104 min.

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directed by
Wolfgang Panzer
Written by
Wolfgang Panzer
Status
In distribution
Website
www.babassong.ch

After the death of his parents, 10-year-old Baba becomes one of the two million Aids orphans in Malawi. After the death of his mother, he refuses to speak and is admitted into an orphanage, where he is supposed to be sent to Europe as a foster child. But he runs away and meets Joe, 11, a refugee from Liberia. Together they eke out a living on the streets with theft and street music. One day Baba is discovered by Ben Michael Mankhamba, one of the biggest music stars in the country, and this opens new perspectives for his future.

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World Premiere
August 2009
Original Version
English (french/german subtitles),  colour, 35mm, 104 min.
Production
Vega Film, Point Prod, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse, Teleclub AG
Producer
Ruth Waldburger
directed by
Wolfgang Panzer
Written by
Wolfgang Panzer
Cinemato­graphy
Edwin Horak
Editing
Sara Pazienti
Sound Editing
François Musy, Gabriel Hafner
Sound Design
François Musy, Gabriel Hafner
Re-Recording Mix
François Musy, Gabriel Hafner
Music
Ben Michael Mankhamba
Location Sound Mix
Michael Schlömer
Production Design
Lisa Meier
Costumes
Lisa Meier

Cast

Sila Bakali
Joseph Pamfo
Franka Potente
Sabina Schneebeli
Gilles Tschudi
Ben Michael Mankhamba

World Sales / World Rights

World Rights
Vega Film

Worldwide Distribution

Switzerland
Vega Distribution AG Distribution

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