The Cassava Metaphor
Synopsis
Dawn in Yaoundé. Coco, a twenty something Cameroonian is driving a pretty young woman in his taxi. On the way to the airport he tries to chat her up, but she seems to be absent. She is watching with melancholy, the streets of the town she is leaving.
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Actors (3)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Ether Productions
- Foreign production company : Entre 2 Mondes
Full credits (14)
- Executive Producer : Lionel Meta
- Screenwriter : Lionel Meta
- Director of Photography : Christophe Larue
- Music Composer : Olivier Bessaignet
- Editor : Fabien Wouters
- Sound Recordist : Olivier Roux
- Costume designer : Mama Vero
- Foreign Producer : Adrien Tsague
- Production Manager : Adrien Tsague
- Sound Editor : Olivier Roux
- Continuity supervisor : Pascaline Vion
- Production Designer : Gérard Mbella
- Special Effects : Angelos Angelidis
- Sound Mixer : Olivier Roux
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama, Legend
- Themes : Encounters
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : France, Cameroon
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France, Cameroon)
- Production year : 2010
- Runtime : 15 min
- Visa number : 124.844
- Visa issue date : 08/10/2010
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
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