L'afrance (2001)

L'afrance

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.

L'afrance

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Djolof Mbengue
Djolof Mbengue
as El Hadj Diop
Delphine Zingg
Delphine Zingg
as Myriam Bechet
Samir Guesmi
Samir Guesmi
as Khalid
Théophile Sowié
Théophile Sowié
as Demba
Bass Dhem
Bass Dhem
as Chérif
Albert Mendy
Albert Mendy
as Oumar
Thierno Ndiaye Doss
Thierno Ndiaye Doss
as Le père

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Pierre Stoeber
Pierre Stoeber
Director of Photography
Alain Gomis
Alain Gomis
Director
Xavier Christiaens
Xavier Christiaens
Writer
Patrice Gomis
Patrice Gomis
Music
Pierre Schoeller
Pierre Schoeller
Writer
Fabrice Rouaud
Fabrice Rouaud
Editor
Nathalie Stragier
Nathalie Stragier
Writer
Alain Gomis
Alain Gomis
Writer
Marc Wels
Marc Wels
Writer

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