The Crocodile of Botswanga
Synopsis
Leslie Konda, a talented young French soccer player who was discovered as a teenager by Didier, a small-time agent who took him under his wing, has just signed his first contract as a striker for a major Spanish soccer club. Sadly, he is unable to share his joy with his mother who died a few months earlier, but he promised her that he would take her ashes home to her village in Botswanga, in Africa. Meanwhile, his origins have earned him an invitation from the president of Botswanga, a keen soccer fan who has recently taken power after a military coup. Accompanied by Didier, Leslie sets out on his first visit to the country of his ancestors to pay homage to his mother as well as to receive a special award from President Bobo, who, despite his humanist speeches, rapidly reveals himself to be a megalomaniac, paranoid dictator. They have barely arrived when Bobo suggests that Didier convince Leslie to play for the national team, which is languishing at the very bottom of FIFA’s world ran...
Credits
Actors (13)
Production and distribution (5)
- Executive Producer : Légende
- Co-productions : M6 Films, Mars Films
- Film exports/foreign sales : Playtime
- French distribution : Mars Films
- News agency (France) : AS Communication
Full credits (16)
- Executive Producer : Alain Goldman
- Screenwriters : Fabrice Eboué, Blanche Gardin
- Director of Photography : Stéphane Le Parc
- Music Composer : Guillaume Roussel
- Assistant Director : Ivan Fegyveres
- Editor : Frédérique Olszak-Olszewski
- Sound recordists : Pierre André, Alain Féat
- Costume designer : Pierre-Jean Larroque
- Associate producer : Catherine Morisse
- Original idea : Fabrice Eboué
- Assistant Operator : Marie-Sophie Daniel
- Production Manager : Marc Vadé
- Press Attaché (film) : Sandra Cornevaux
- Production Designer : Maamar Ech-Cheikh
- Casting : Coralie Amédéo
- Sound Mixer : François-Joseph Hors
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Comedy
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Yes
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International releases
| Country | Distributor | Buyer | Release date | Titre local |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Belgium | 19/02/2014 | |||
 French-speaking Switzerland | 19/02/2014 |
