L' Afrance
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Alain Gomis
Thierno Ndiaye
Bass Dhem
Djolof Mbengue
Theophile Sowie
Samir Guesmi
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Synopsis
El-Hadj Diop, a young Senegalese, is studying in Paris. His residency permit having come to an end, he finds himself faced with a dilemma: either return to Africa, or stay in France illegally. Caught in a turmoil of contradictory feelings, between his desire to go home and use his knowledge to serve his country and that of remaining where he feels comfortable, he is tortured by his beliefs and the desires he hasn't come to terms with: the memory of the man he was, the image of the man he hoped to be, and the realization of what he feels himself becoming. How can you establish a sense of yourself when you feel like a traitor? Between existential questions and doubts of his identity, we follow El-Hadj during these difficult few days.
Director
Alain Gomis
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Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the Silver Leopard (Young Cinema) and the Ecumenical Jury Grand Prize at the 2001 Locarno International Film Festival.
Released in United States 2012
Released in United States August 2001
Released in United States January 2002
Released in United States November 2001
Released in United States September 2001
Shown at Locarno International Film Festival (in competition) August 2-12, 2001.
Shown at London Film Festival (World Cinema) November 7-22, 2001.
Shown at Sundance Film Festival (World Cinema) in Park City, Utah January 10-20, 2002.
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Planet Africa) September 6-15, 2001.
Feature directorial debut for Alain Gomis.
Released in United States 2012 (Emerging Masters)
Released in United States January 2002 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (World Cinema) in Park City, Utah January 10-20, 2002.)
Released in United States August 2001 (Shown at Locarno International Film Festival (in competition) August 2-12, 2001.)
Released in United States September 2001 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Planet Africa) September 6-15, 2001.)
Released in United States November 2001 (Shown at London Film Festival (World Cinema) November 7-22, 2001.)
