Synopsis
In the early 1920s, Georges Laffont, traumatized by the horrific trench warfare, decides to leave his life behind and travel to West Africa. In the vast territories of Upper Volta he - with the help of Diofo, artist and also survivor of the Great War - try to recruit the villagers as labor for plantations in Ghana. But his adventure leads him to a dead-end, and he comes back to Paris desperate to find his place in the world.
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
55 audience votes
Key crew
- Jérôme LemonnierOriginal Music Composer
- Emmanuel CourcolDirector
- Emmanuel CourcolScreenplay
Cast
- Romain DurisGeorges Laffont
- Céline SalletteHélène
- Julie-Marie ParmentierMadeleine
- Grégory GadeboisMarcel
- Yvon MartinFabrice
- Wabinlé NabiéDiofo
- Morwenna SpagnolAmie Philippe
- Thibault PinsonLe vétéran au cabaret
Stills
Themes
africa