Summary Proud and determined, the hunter set out, leaving behind his village ravaged by a terrible drought. All the villagers came out to wish him well, and everyone gave what he could: an egg, a handful of peanuts or a few kola nuts... As in the folktale, Sobgui, a former computer programmer who now drives a "clando" cab in Douala, flees to Europe to escape a life in Cameroon which has become unbearable. In Cologne (Germany), Sobgui joins a community of African emigrants. Most are hard-working and ambitious people. Sobgui begins a love affair with Madeleine, a German political activist who encourages Sobgui and his friends to return home and fight for change. View more details
Directed : Jean-Marie Téno
Written : Jean-Marie Téno
Stars : Caroline Redl Paulin Fodouop Henriette Fenda Avs Bodule Moukilo
Genres : Drama
Release date : Sep 9, 1997
Countries of origin : Germany France Cameroon
Language : French
Production companies : Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) ARTE Les Films du Raphia
Summary Proud and determined, the hunter set out, leaving behind his village ravaged by a terrible drought. All the villagers came out to wish him well, and everyone gave what he could: an egg, a handful of peanuts or a few kola nuts... As in the folktale, Sobgui, a former computer programmer who now drives a "clando" cab in Douala, flees to Europe to escape a life in Cameroon which has become unbearable. In Cologne (Germany), Sobgui joins a community of African emigrants. Most are hard-working and ambitious people. Sobgui begins a love affair with Madeleine, a German political activist who encourages Sobgui and his friends to return home and fight for change. View more details
Genres : Drama
Release date : Sep 9, 1997
Countries of origin : Germany France Cameroon
Language : French
Production companies : Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) ARTE Les Films du Raphia
