Laafi (1991)

Original title

Laafi - Tout va bien

Directed by

S. Pierre Yameogo

Genre

drama film

Country

Burkina Faso, Switzerland

Runtime

1h 38m

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A student in Ouagadougou dreams of studying medicine after his father dies young. His plans are blocked because all the scholarships are already taken.

melancholicfrustratingcontemplativepoignantrealisticlow-keyunsettlinggrounded

What happens

Laafi, Tout va bien is de eerste langspeelfilm van Burkinees regisseur S. Pierre Yameogo 1991. Joe, een student in Ouagadougou, ziet zijn ambitie om geneeskunde te gaan studeren, deels ingegeven door zijn machteloosheid bij de vroege dood van zijn vader, onmogelijk worden. Bij de bevoegde instantie voor toekenning van beurzen zijn alle plaatsen reeds 'besproken'. De film schildert een zeer gevoelig en representatief portret van de zorgen die Afrikaanse jongeren vandaag hebben over hun onzekere toekomst. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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