Toubab Bi
Top 10 Billed Cast
Soriba(as Oumar Diop Makena)
Marie
Abdoulaye
Mamie Chapeau
Le concierge
La femme du centre d'accueil
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Soriba Samb is a Senegalese who has just received a much sought after internship to study filmmaking in Paris. Soriba heads to Paris, accompanied by the five-year old son of a friend who he believes to be still living in Paris. On arrival he struggles to find the boy’s father. In addition to coping with his new internship, Soriba has to also spend time tracking down the boy’s father ‘Issa’.
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1992-01-02
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