Synopsis
Patrick is a rigorous and narrow-minded man. Once a brilliant student, he was sent by his mother when he was ten years old from his native French West Indies to France. Thirty years later he has become a renowned and proud historian. Cut off from his family and traditions, he is so integrated that he has forgotten his roots. He's a black man whose become "white inside." When he learns that his mother is about to die, he immediately leaves for Martinique with his only daughter. The pair arrive in the middle of the carnival. Over a three-day period, accompanied by his childhood friend, the irresistible Zamba, he will caught up in a whirlwind of madness, emotion, humor, and incredible adventures. A journey of initiation to the rhythms of the carnival atmosphere and colors. Three days that will change his life.
Credits
Actors (10)
Production and distribution (6)
- Executive Producer : Quad Films
- Co-productions : France 2 Cinéma, Mars Films, Chaocorp Distribution
- Foreign production company : SCOPE Pictures
- Film exports/foreign sales : Tamasa Distribution
- French distribution : Mars Films
- News agency (France) : Moteur !
Full credits (17)
- Executive Producer : Nicolas Duval Adassovsky
- Screenwriters : Lucien Jean-Baptiste, Philippe Larue
- Director of Photography : Renaud Chassaing
- Music Composer : Klaus Badelt
- Assistant director : Barbara Dupont
- Editor : Béatrice Herminie
- Sound Recordist : Dominique Lacour
- Costume designer : Laurence Benoît
- Foreign producer : Geneviève Lemal
- Associate Producer : Dominique Boutonnat
- Production Manager : Raymond Spartacus
- Press Attaché (film) : Isabelle Sauvanon
- Sound Editor : Sylvain Lasseur
- Continuity supervisor : Élodie Van Beuren
- Production Designer : Jean-Michel Simonet
- Sound Mixer : Olivier Dô Hûu
- Still Photographer : Jean-Claude Lother
Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Comedy
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Yes
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2010
- French release : 14/03/2012
- Runtime : 1 h 32 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 129.542
- Visa issue date : 12/03/2012
- Approval : Yes
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 2.35
- Audio format : Dolby SRD
- Rating restrictions : None