Silmande Tourbillon
Brief Synopsis
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In a fictitious West African town, corruption is rife. Mouni wants a goverment rice contract long held by Lebanese merchants, and feels the time is ripe for a shift to black-owned companies. The Lebanese, however, know more about the money-laundering scheme of the trade minister and are not about to
Cast & Crew
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S Pierre Yameogo
Director
Amadou Bourou
Mouni
Ali Guentas
Yacine
Abdoulaye Komboudri
Amoude Jabert
Saida Sallem
Fati
Halidou Sawadogo
Lale
Film Details
Also Known As
Whirlwind
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1998
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 28m
Synopsis
In a fictitious West African town, corruption is rife. Mouni wants a goverment rice contract long held by Lebanese merchants, and feels the time is ripe for a shift to black-owned companies. The Lebanese, however, know more about the money-laundering scheme of the trade minister and are not about to relinquish the power brought by their knowledge. Change is slow in coming, and black on black exploitation is still a fact of life in this new Africa.
Director
S Pierre Yameogo
Director
Film Details
Also Known As
Whirlwind
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1998
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 28m
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Miscellaneous Notes
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (main program) January 27 - February 7, 1999.
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Planet Africa) September 10-19, 1998.
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