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Increasingly disheartened by the monotony of his provincial existence, young Senegalese Bandiougou has not long to wait before he can leave his native town forever. However, his hopes of a passage to Europe are crushed and, from that moment onwards, the young man's life is beset by a series of misfortunes which he sees as a curse.

Keywords

  • Belgian cinema
  • Belgian Docs
  • Belgium
  • Escape to the 2000s
  • Panorama: Manuel Poutte
  • Africa
  • identity

Actors

  • Amélie Daure
  • Daniel Duval
  • Papa Malick Ndiaye
  • Jean-François Stévenin

Director

  • Manuel Poutte

Drama


1h 44min


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Belgium
2009
Increasingly disheartened by the monotony of his provincial existence, young Senegalese Bandiougou has not long to wait before he can leave his native town forever. However, his hopes of a passage to Europe are crushed and, from that moment onwards, the young man's life is beset by a series of misfortunes which he sees as a curse.

Increasingly disheartened by the monotony of his provincial existence, young Senegalese Bandiougou has not long to wait before he can leave his native town forever. However, his hopes of a passage to Europe are crushed and, from that moment onwards, the young man's life is beset by a series of misfortunes which he sees as a curse.


Festivals

FIFF Namur

FIFF Namur

Cast & Crew

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Director

Manuel Poutte

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Cast

Amélie Daure

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Cast

Daniel Duval

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Cast

Papa Malick Ndiaye

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Cast

Jean-François Stévenin


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