Blanc d'ébène (1991)

8.0/10 90 min Drama

Overview

The year is 1943 and the place is Balandou, a small village in Guinea. The plot revolves around Adjutant Mariani, some kind of a misfit. Despised by his superiors, hated by his wife Marie-France, he represents colonial France while dreaming of Africa and its mysteries. When pro-independence Lanseye Kante, the new manager of the school, arrives in the village, turmoil arises.

Cast

Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu

L'adjudant-recruteur Mariani

Maka Kotto

Lanseye Kante

Marianne Basler

Marie-France Mariani

Mariam Kaba

Saly

Mahmoud Zemmouri

Rachid, le commerçant

Eric Averlant

Salim

Paul Le Person

Le commandant Dubois

Tom Novembre

Le capitaine Albert

Didier Flamand

Le lieutenant Joubert

François Berland

Le capitaine Joubert

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