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The African Child (1995)

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Original title
L'Enfant Noir
Directed by
Laurent Chevallier
Genre
comedy drama
Country
France
Runtime
1h 32m
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A boy grows up in rural French Guinea, learning the ways of his family and village. The story follows his childhood experiences and his gradual steps toward adulthood.

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What happens

L'Enfant noir est un film franco-guinéen de Laurent Chevallier sorti en 1995 ; il est inspiré librement du roman homonyme, L'Enfant noir, de Camara Laye, publié en 1953. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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