(Blanc d'ébène)

Content: The year is 1943 and the place is Balandou, a small village in Guinea. The plot revolves around Adjutant Mariani, some kind of a misfit. Despised by his superiors, hated by his wife Marie-France, he represents colonial France while dreaming of Africa and its mysteries. When pro-independence Lanseye Kante, the new manager of the school, arrives in the village, turmoil arises.

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Genres:

Drama

Runtime:

90 minutes

Year:

1991

Directors:

Cheik Doukouré

Actors:

L'adjudant-recruteur Mariani

Lanseye Kante

Marie-France Mariani

Saly

Diamanati

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