Above Water
2021, French. Directed by Aïssa Maïga.
12-years-old Houlaye lives in Niger, and travels several kilometers each day to fetch water. The village got together to construct a well. This is the promise of a new life for people who have literally been walking on water since birth.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
- Rated
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- Released
- 10 November 2021
- Original title
- Marcher sur l'eau
- Country
- France, Niger
- Written by
- Aïssa Maïga, Ariane Kirtley
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Above Water runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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Above Water isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 10 November 2021. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Above Water?
Above Water (2021) was directed by Aïssa Maïga.