Périgord noir (1989)
The recolonization of Africa, this time by the very blacks who had to flee it as exiles during the time of the original French occupation, is the theme of this political comedy. Adiza, who has been living well in France, has decided that she will return and buy the plantation she and her compatriots were expelled from, and enlists some unlikely helpers to bring them back into the country and enact their plot. Meanwhile, these "local" blacks are unwittingly accepted by the other landowners as more cheap labor.
Director: Nicolas Ribowski
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Roland Giraud as Antoine |
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Jean Carmet as Jean-Lou |
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Lydia Galin as Adiza |
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Odette Laure as Constance |
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Jacques Rosny as Charles |
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Jean-Paul Muel as Félicien |
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Pierre Vassiliu as Amédée |
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Laurence Sémonin as Victoire |
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Maka Kotto as Youssouf |
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Sidiki Bakaba as Mamadou |
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Mohamed Camara as |
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Mariam Kaba as |
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Moussa Sene Absa as |
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Mimi Félixine as |
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Djiby Soumare as |
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Jacques Gamblin as Rémi |
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Annie Grégorio as Marguerite |
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Robert Liensol as |
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Maaike Jansen as |
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Guy Louret as |
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Gérard Bôle du Chaumont as |
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Honore Bouchard as Pape |
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Christian Fella as |
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Nelly Carre as |
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Jérémie Semonin as |
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Sada Soumare as |
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Samba Soumare as |
| Production | Joëlle Bellon | Producer |
| Production | Philippe Guez | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Pierre Vassiliu | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Yves Dahan | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Pierre Gillette | Editor |
| Art | Jean-Claude Sévenet | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sylviane Combes | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Danièle Bersiaud | Costume Design |
| Sound | Jacques Thomas-Gérard | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Writing | Philippe Conil | Writer |
| Directing | Nicolas Ribowski | Director |