Après l'océan
Synopsis
Otho and Shad leave Abidjan for the adventure of Europe. They dream of returning home as great benefactors, heroes. In Spain, a police roundup separates them.
Otho, escorted back to the border, returns to his country. He only finds affection and understanding from his sister and a young poet. For everyone else, he becomes an outcast. He's carried away by his projects for an Africa that would believe in itself.
Shad pursues his dream of a conquest, no matter the price. He goes to England, where he meets Tango, a Frenchwoman rebelling against society. She takes him to Paris where she still has family that might be able to help them. In turn, Shad introduces Tango to the warm and welcoming milieu of African exiles; she falls in love with Olga and is reconciliated with life. But they must contend with the greed of some African 'brothers', Tango's jealous cousin, administration…
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (15)
Production and distribution (5)
- Executive Producer : Les Films d'Ici
- Co-production : Arte France Cinéma
- Foreign production companies : Autonomous, La République de Côte d'Ivoire
- Film exports/foreign sales : The Party Film Sales
- French distribution : Shellac
Full credits (16)
- Executive Producer : Serge Lalou
- Screenwriter : Éliane De Latour
- Director of Photography : Renaud Chassaing
- Music Composers : Alexis Pecharman, Éric Thomas
- Editors : Nelly Quettier, Yves Deschamps, Catherine Gouze
- Sound Recordist : Jérôme Thiault
- Production Manager : Nicolas Royer
- Press Attaché (film) : Chloé Lorenzi
- Sound editors : Arnaud Rolland, Édouard Morin
- Assistant Editor : Michaël Phelippeau
- Continuity supervisor : Olivia Bruynoghe
- Production Designer : Dan Bevan
- Casting : Nicolas Ronchi
- Construction Manager : Yann Dury
- Special Effects : Olivier Poujaud
- Sound Mixer : Bruno Tarrière
Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : France, Great Britain, Ivory Coast
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France, Great Britain, Ivory Coast)
- Production year : 2008
- French release : 08/07/2009
- Runtime : 1 h 48 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 108.049
- Visa issue date : 17/12/2008
- Approval : Yes
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : CinemaScope
- Audio format : Digital
- Rating restrictions : None
