Underplayed Gems

Abusuan (1972)

Abusuan poster
Directed by
Henri Duparc
Genre
comedy film
Country
Ivory Coast
Runtime
1h 33m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

An Ivorian man returns to his home country after 15 years of study in France. He gets a high-level job and visits his family in the village, where they rely on him for help with jobs and schooling.

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What happens

Abusuan est un film du cinéaste ivoirien Henri Duparc, sorti en 1972. Un jeune cadre africain rentre dans son pays après avoir passé quinze années d’études en France. Il obtient un poste de Directeur Général de l’architecture. Après son installation, il décide d’aller rendre visite à sa famille au village, accompagné de sa femme et ses enfants. Ce retour aux sources le confronte aux dures réalités quotidiennes de son pays, qu’il avait presque oublié en vivant en France : exode rural, manque d’écoles, chômage… Plusieurs membres de sa famille voient en lui l’espoir de s’en sortir et s’en remettent complètement à lui pour l’éducation de leurs enfants, la recherche d’un emploi et la gestion de leurs problèmes (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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