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Identity Pieces (1998)

Identity Pieces poster
Original title
Pièces d'identités
Directed by
Mwezé Ngangura
Genre
comedy film
Country
France, Belgium
Runtime
1h 32m
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man returns to his home country in Africa after many years away. He reconnects with family and old friends as he deals with his identity as a diaspora member.

lightheartedwarmreflectiveunderstatedgentlemild comedyobservationalunhurried

What happens

Identity Pieces (French: Pièces d'identités) is a 1998 Belgian/French/Congolese comedy film written and directed by Mwezé Ngangura. It premiered at the 1998 Toronto International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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