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Aya (Country: Belgium, France; Year: 2021; Director: Simon Coulibaly Gillard; Writer: Simon Coulibaly Gillard; Stars: Marie-Josée Degny Kokoram, Junior Asse, Patricia Egnabayou, Mariam Traore)
Aya lives on an island with her mum and brother, as flooding threatens her house, Aya makes a choice.
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