The Pantheon of Joy (2023)
In Ouidah, Benin, the district "The Pantheon of Joy". At 12 years old, fatherless, one's eyes widen before the villa of a Big Brother who seems to have conquered Europe. To quench one's hunger, to sing, to ask for alms. And dreaming.
Director: Jean Odoutan
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Jacob Gbétie Marcos as Élysée |
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Jérémie Ahouansou as Placide |
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Coffi Jean-Phlorique Anato as Aimé |
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Carl Tchanou as Concorde |
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Auria Hermionne Soudé as Mère Placide |
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Grâce Agnila as Mère Aimée |
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Eliane Chagas as Grand-mère Elysée |
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James Sallanon as L'aïeul mains-propres |
| Directing | Jean Odoutan | Director |
| Writing | Jean Odoutan | Writer |
| Sound | Jean Odoutan | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Jean-Philippe Bouyer | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria Cafu Tchibozo | Costume Design |
| Writing | Yves Ulmann | Co-Writer |
| Editing | Laure Budin | Editor |
| Production | Jean Odoutan | Producer |
| Camera | Sylvie Petit | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Pierre Constantin | Co-Writer |