L'afrance (2001)
El Hadj is studying in Paris. He is one of the young Senegalese men who have come to Paris since the French colony became independent to get a good education so that he can serve his fatherland on his return. Unexpectedly he is suddenly confronted by a problem with his residence papers, just because he has arranged an extension too late. His pleasant life filled with good prospects has gone in one fell swoop. He faces a dilemma. He can stay illegally in France, the country where he feels at home, where he has his friends, has fallen in love and can drink water from the tap. Or he can return (without graduating) to the 3rd-world country of Senegal to use the knowledge he has acquired. It is not only a practical choice. It comes down to the question of who he is, who he thought he could be.
Director: Alain Gomis
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Djolof Mbengue as El Hadj Diop |
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Delphine Zingg as Myriam Bechet |
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Samir Guesmi as Khalid |
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Théophile Sowié as Demba |
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Bass Dhem as Chérif |
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Albert Mendy as Oumar |
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Thierno Ndiaye Doss as Le père |
| Camera | Pierre Stoeber | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Alain Gomis | Director |
| Editing | Fabrice Rouaud | Editor |
| Sound | Patrice Gomis | Music |
| Writing | Xavier Christiaens | Writer |
| Writing | Alain Gomis | Writer |
| Writing | Pierre Schoeller | Writer |
| Writing | Nathalie Stragier | Writer |
| Writing | Marc Wels | Writer |
