Summary In the last days of 1999, after a few shots of a French supermarket, abundant in food and color, we hear Dramane compose a letter home to his father in Mali whom he then visits in the village of Sokolo. He meets the lovely Nana, and there are possibilities. People place long-distance calls from the post office. "Reaching people," says the postmaster, "is a matter of luck." Contrasts between Paris and Sokolo - between Mali and France and between Africa and Europe - are underscored by voice-over poems and comments by Aimé Césaire. A man dictates a letter to a brother in France: what is the nature of their hardships? People look for their place on this earth. View more details
Directed : Abderrahmane Sissako
Written : Abderrahmane Sissako
Stars : Abderrahmane Sissako Nana Baby Mohamed Sissako Bourama Coulibaly
Genres : Comedy Drama
Release date : Jun 8, 1999
Countries of origin : France Mauritania Mali
Language : French Bambara
Production companies : Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) Haut et Court La Sept-Arte
Summary In the last days of 1999, after a few shots of a French supermarket, abundant in food and color, we hear Dramane compose a letter home to his father in Mali whom he then visits in the village of Sokolo. He meets the lovely Nana, and there are possibilities. People place long-distance calls from the post office. "Reaching people," says the postmaster, "is a matter of luck." Contrasts between Paris and Sokolo - between Mali and France and between Africa and Europe - are underscored by voice-over poems and comments by Aimé Césaire. A man dictates a letter to a brother in France: what is the nature of their hardships? People look for their place on this earth. View more details
Genres : Comedy Drama
Release date : Jun 8, 1999
Countries of origin : France Mauritania Mali
Language : French Bambara
Production companies : Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) Haut et Court La Sept-Arte