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Wariko, le gros lot (1994)

Wariko, le gros lot poster
Directed by
Fadika Kramo-Lanciné
Country
Ivory Coast
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A modest family in Abidjan wins three million francs in the lottery during the 1980s. After the initial joy wears off they realize the winning ticket is missing and all their efforts go into finding it.

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What happens

Wariko, le gros lot est un film ivoirien réalisé en 1994 par Fadika Kramo-Lanciné. Une famille modeste d'Abidjan dans les années 1980 – Ali (gendarme) et Awa (commerçante) – gagne trois millions de francs Cfa au loto. Mais, passé l'euphorie, un problème se présente : le ticket gagnant a disparu ! La famille met tout en œuvre pour le retrouver. Ce film, sur un ton comique, veut refléter la vie de familles africaines installées en ville après les indépendances et leur quotidien face aux vicissitudes de la vie . (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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