Summaries

A pathetic police chief, humiliated by everyone around him, suddenly wants a clean slate in life - and resorts to drastic means to do so.

1938, in a French african colony. Lucien Cordier is the cop of this village, populated with blacks and a few whites (usually racialist and lustful). He is a washout, everyone (including his wife Huguette) humiliates him. He never arrests anyone and looks at elsewhere when a dirty trick occurs. But one day, he turns into a machiavellian exterminating angel.—Yepok

Details

Keywords
  • female nudity
  • adultery
  • french colony
  • unhappy marriage
  • french colonial
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Crime
  • Drama
Release date Nov 3, 1981
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin France
Language English French
Filming locations Avenue Blaise-Diagne, Saint-Louis, Senegal
Production companies Little Bear Films A2 Les Films de la Tour

Box office

Gross US & Canada $11527
Opening weekend US & Canada $3500
Gross worldwide $11527

Tech specs

Runtime 2h 8m
Color Color
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.66 : 1

Synopsis

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