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L'afrance(2001)
Status: Released
Date: 2001-01-01
56%
7 Votes
Time: 1h 30m
Overview:
El Hadj is studying in Paris. He is one of the young Senegalese men who have come to Paris since the French colony became independent to get a good education so that he can serve his fatherland on his return. Unexpectedly he is suddenly confronted by a problem with his residence papers, just because he has arranged an extension too late. His pleasant life filled with good prospects has gone in one fell swoop. He faces a dilemma. He can stay illegally in France, the country where he feels at home, where he has his friends, has fallen in love and can drink water from the tap. Or he can return (without graduating) to the 3rd-world country of Senegal to use the knowledge he has acquired. It is not only a practical choice. It comes down to the question of who he is, who he thought he could be.
Languages: French.
Countries:
France,
Senegal
Movie: L'afrance
Top 7 Billed Cast
Djolof Mbengue
El Hadj Diop
Delphine Zingg
Myriam Bechet
Samir Guesmi
Khalid
Théophile Sowié
Demba
Bass Dhem
Chérif
Thierno Ndiaye Doss
Le père
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Overview
El Hadj is studying in Paris. He is one of the young Senegalese men who have come to Paris since the French colony became independent to get a good education so that he can serve his fatherland on his return. Unexpectedly he is suddenly confronted by a problem with his residence papers, just because he has arranged an extension too late. His pleasant life filled with good prospects has gone in one fell swoop. He faces a dilemma. He can stay illegally in France, the country where he feels at home, where he has his friends, has fallen in love and can drink water from the tap. Or he can return (without graduating) to the 3rd-world country of Senegal to use the knowledge he has acquired. It is not only a practical choice. It comes down to the question of who he is, who he thought he could be.
Release Date
2001-01-01
Average
5.6
Rating:
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