Synopsis
Alfa, a young man of mixed-race origins, takes revenge and kills a drug trafficker with whom he was doing business. The trafficker had been behind the murder of Alfa’s best friend, Abder. In a state of panic, Alfa flees and takes refuge in Senegal, where some family members live although he has never met them. His encounter with Africa is a complete and brutal shock. Marie, his cousin, falls in love with him and offers to accompany him to Guinea where he wants to search for a river…
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (8)
Full credits (7)
- Screenwriter : David Achkar
- Director of Photography : Octavio Espirito Santo
- Music Composers : Gilles Duarte, Lou Achkar, François Coréa
- Editor : Sylvie Adnin
- Sound recordists : Alioune Mbow, Jean-Marc Dardalhon
- Continuity supervisor : Virginie Prin
- Production Designers : Picasso Ndiaye, Emmanuel Macaigne, Philippe Ruiz
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Coproducer countries : Guinea, France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Minority French (Guinea, France)
- Production year : 2002
- French release :
- Runtime : 1 h 35 min
- Current status :
- Visa number : 104.761
- Visa issue date : 08/06/2004
- Approval : Unknown
- Production formats : 35mm
- Rating restrictions : Suitable for all viewers, with warnings
News & awards
About
This film was awarded the Press Prize during the 2003 Paris Film Festival.
