Watani, un monde sans mal (1998)
Directed by Med Hondo

Comedy / Drama

Film Synopsis

Two men from very different backgrounds follow the same trajectory and inevitably end up at the same place.  Patrick Clément used to work for a major bank and led a privileged lifestyle before he lost his job.  Amadou Sylla is an African immigrant, who just about scraped a living wage as a garbage collector before he was fired.  Both men have more than their fair share of worries - Patrick has a disabled wife, Amadou is homeless...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Med Hondo
  • Script: Med Hondo
  • Cinematographer: Olivier Drouot
  • Cast: Patrick Poivey (Patrick Clément), Coumba Awa Tall (Mme Sylla), Mboup Massyla (Amadou Sylla), Anne Jolivet (Mme Clément), James Campbell, Sabine Lods, Anne Alexandre, Luc Bernard, Mamadou Cissé, Mony Dalmès, Augusta Epanya, Michel Fortin, Marc François, Fabrice Josso, Paul Lambert, Bertrand Lieber, Robert Liensol, Gaëlle Marie, Dominique Maurin, Patrick Messe
  • Country: France / Mauritania
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 78 min

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