Black Dju (1997)
This standard slice-of-life drama is about Dju Dibonga (Richard Courcet), a young man who leaves his home on Cabo Verde, an island of Portuguese dependency off the coast of Africa, to go to Luxembourg and search for his father. Far from his home village and unfamiliar with the large city, the young black man forms an unlikely friendship with a down-and-out white policeman whose only consolation in life is found at the bottom of a bottle. Their developing companionship forms the main focus of this movie directed by Pol Cruchten.
Director:
Pol Cruchten
Writer:
Frank Feitler
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Philippe Léotard as Inspecteur Plettschette |
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Richard Courcet as Dju |
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Patrice-Flora Praxo as Zeca |
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Cesária Évora as Maria Dela |
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Adama Kouyaté as Joseph Touré |
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Myriam Mézières as La femme seule dans le café |
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François Hadji-Lazaro as Louis |
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Manu Dibango as |
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François Morel as Gérard de Foyer |
| Writing | Pol Cruchten | Writer |
| Writing | Frank Feitler | Screenplay |
| Writing | Frank Feitler | Story |
| Production | Paulo De Sousa | Co-Producer |
| Production | Jani Thiltges | Producer |
| Production | Claude Waringo | Producer |
| Production | Hubert Toint | Co-Producer |
| Production | Jean-Claude Schlim | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jacqueline Pierreux | Associate Producer |
| Camera | Daniel Barrau | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Denise Vindevogel | Editor |
| Art | Véronique Sacrez | Production Design |
| Directing | Pol Cruchten | Director |