Waiting for Happiness (2002)
Before immigrating to the West, Abdallah travels to the coastal city of Nouadhibou, Mauritania, to visit his mother. Although he grew up there, Abdallah feels anything but at home in his old neighborhood: he can no longer speak the local dialect and he wears western clothes that immediately cast him as an outsider. But, as Abdallah spends time with a young boy and an elderly electrician, he can't help but feel a sense of loss for the life he's abandoning.
Director: Abderrahmane Sissako
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Khatra Ould Abder Kader as Khatra |
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Maata Ould Mohamed Abeid as Maata |
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Mohamed Mahmoud Ould as Abdallah |
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Nana Diakité as Nana |
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Fatimetou Mint Ahmeda as Soukeyna, the mother |
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Makanfing Dabo as Makan |
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Santha Leng as Tchu |
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Baba Ould Mini as Sidi |
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Mickaël Onoimweniku as Mickaël |
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Diallo Ibrahima Sory as Diallo |
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Cheick Oumar Tembely as Omar |
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Jerib Ould Jiddou as Le chaffeur de taxi |
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Mohamed Salem Ould Dendou as Le docteur |
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Mohamed Lemine as Le réparateur électricien |
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Aminala Tembely as La petite fille aux tresses |
| Directing | Abderrahmane Sissako | Director |
| Camera | Jacques Besse | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Oumou Sangaré | Music |
| Production | Maji-da Abdi | Producer |
| Production | Guillaume de Seille | Executive Producer |
| Production | Nicolas Royer | Producer |
| Editing | Nadia ben Rachid | Editor |
| Art | Laurent Cavero | Production Design |
| Art | Joseph Kpobly | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maji-da Abdi | Costume Design |
| Production | Jean-Bernard Marinot | Production Manager |
| Directing | Philippe Tourret | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Alioune Mbow | Sound |
| Sound | Antoine Ouvrier | Sound |
| Sound | Laurent Dreyer | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Emmanuel Soland | Sound Editor |
| Writing | Abderrahmane Sissako | Writer |
