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The year is 1943 and the place is Balandou, a small village in Guinea. The plot revolves around Adjutant Mariani, some kind of a misfit. Despised by his superiors, hated by his wife Marie-France, he represents colonial France while dreaming of Africa and its mysteries. When pro-independence Lanseye Kante, the new manager of the school, arrives in the village, turmoil arises.Read moreLess
The year is 1943 and the place is Balandou, a small village in Guinea. The plot revolves around Adjutant Mariani, some kind of a misfit. Despised by his superiors, hated by his wife Marie-France, he represents colonial France while dreaming of Africa and its mysteries. When pro-independence Lanseye Kante, the new manager of the school, arrives in the village, turmoil arises.
The story
The year is 1943 and the place is Balandou, a small village in Guinea. The plot revolves around Adjutant Mariani, some kind of a misfit. Despised by his superiors, hated by his wife Marie-France, he represents colonial France while dreaming of Africa and its mysteries. When pro-independence Lanseye Kante, the new manager of the school, arrives in the village, turmoil arises.
Cast & crew
Bernard-Pierre DonnadieuL'adjudant-recruteur Mariani
Maka KottoLanseye Kante
Marianne BaslerMarie-France Mariani
Mariam KabaSaly
Mahmoud ZemmouriRachid, le commerçant
Eric AverlantSalim
Paul Le PersonLe commandant Dubois
Tom NovembreLe capitaine AlbertExplore the crew
- Director
- Cheik Doukouré
- Original Music Composer
- Marc Beacco
- Producer
- Frédéric Brillion
- Producer
- Gilles Legrand
- Director of Photography
- Patrick Blossier
- Writer
- Cheik Doukouré
- Editor
- Luc Barnier