14 Kilometers
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Cast & Crew
Gerardo Olivares
Adoum Moussa
Illiassou Mahamadou Alzouma
Amiko Kanaya
Carlos De Hita
Jose-maria Morales
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Violeta, a teen who lives in a riverside village in Mali, has only an arranged marriage with a lascivious old man to look forward to, and decides to run off to a faraway place. Meanwhile, in neighboring Niger, mechanic Buba is a skilled soccer player. His brother Mukela suggests he should try his skills in Europe. Violeta meets the two boys when they're all loaded on a large truck, with many others, in central Niger. The route is across the pitiless expanse of the Tenere desert toward Morocco, via Algeria. They're dropped off in the desert a four-hour walk from Tamanrasset, in southern Algeria, but end up going round in circles, and the horrors begin to mount.
Director
Gerardo Olivares
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Released in United States June 2008
Released in United States September 2008
Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Directors' Showcase) June 18-29, 2008.
Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival (Made in Spain) September 18-27, 2008.
Released in United States June 2008 (Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Directors' Showcase) June 18-29, 2008.)
Released in United States September 2008 (Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival (Made in Spain) September 18-27, 2008. )
