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Blanc d'ébène (1991)
Directed by Cheik Doukouré
Drama · 1h 30m
The year is 1943 and the place is Balandou, a small village in Guinea. The plot revolves around Adjutant Mariani, some kind of a misfit. Despised by his superiors, hated by his wife Marie-France, he represents colonial France while dreaming of Africa and its mysteries. When pro-independence Lanseye Kante, the new manager of the school, arrives in the village, turmoil arises.
Cast
Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
L'adjudant-recruteur Mariani
Maka Kotto
Lanseye Kante
Marianne Basler
Marie-France Mariani
Mariam Kaba
Saly
S
Sam Amidou
Diamanati
Mahmoud Zemmouri
Rachid, le commerçant
Eric Averlant
Salim
Paul Le Person
Le commandant Dubois
Tom Novembre
Le capitaine Albert
D
Didier Flamand
Le lieutenant Joubert
M
Max Douchin
Le commandant Bouquet
K
Keita Alama
Djiba
Crew
- Director
- Cheik Doukouré
- Writer
- Cheik Doukouré
- Director of Photography
- Patrick Blossier
- Original Music Composer
- Marc Beacco
- Editor
- Luc Barnier
- Producer
- Frédéric Brillion, Gilles Legrand
Details
- Release date
- 1991-01-02
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- FR
- Spoken languages
- French