Barbara is 25 years old and lives in Accra, the capital of Ghana. She is charismatic and self-confident, but her courage disappears when the harmattan, a choking wind from the Sahara, blows. Images from the past return with the wind, taking away her peace of mind. As an eight-year-old girl, Barbara shared the fate of thousands of Ghanaian children who were put into slave labor by their parents. For many years she lived in a world full of abuse, violence and fear, but she survived, saved by the Polish priest Piotr. Despite her anger at what happened to her, Barbara supports her parents and pays for her younger brothers’ school fees, but their expectations continue to grow. One day, together with her eldest brother, Barbara goes to her parents to help solve their problems. Before that happens, she must ask them the questions she has been thinking about her entire adult life.
The film received the CinéFemme 2025 award at the Millenium Festival and the award for Best Film at the Millenium Festival.

The film will be followed by a discussion with director Edyta Wróblewska, moderated by Christie Huysmans.

Edyta Wróblewska is a Polish director, writer and producer. She is a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, the Andrzej Wajda Master School of Film Directing and Camerimage Film School, holds a MBA from the Warsaw School of Economics and French Management Institute, and is a PhD candidate at the Film and Television Direction Department of Lodz Film School.

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Thursday, November 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Doors open at 7:00 PM

Uccle Cultural Center
Rue Rouge 47
1180 Uccle

A complimentary drink will be offered after the screening

Organized by the Uccle group of Amnesty International, CinéFemme asbl and the Polish Institute of Brussels