Voyage à Ouaga (2001)
- Directed by
- Camille Mouyéké
- Genre
- drama
- Country
- Democratic Republic of the Congo, France
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rating
- 5.1 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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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.
How it feels
A young Frenchman named Lionel loses everything when riots break out in Cotonou, Benin shortly after he arrives. He struggles to survive and find his way in the city's turmoil.
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What happens
Voyage à Ouaga, is a 2001 Congolese-French drama thriller film directed by Camille Mouyéké and co-produced by Maka Kotto, Xavier Letourneur, Aïssa Maïga and Elena Zoubkou. The film stars Eric Laugérias in the lead role whereas Maka Kotto, Xavier Letourneur, Aïssa Maïga and René Morard made supportive roles. The film revolves around Lionel, a young Frenchman, who lost everything after having just arrived in Cotonou, Benin during the riots in the city. The film made its premier in 2001. The film received mixed reviews from critics and screened at many film festivals. In the same year, the film won the Audience Award at the Namur International Festival of French-Speaking Film. Then the film won the Award of the City of Ouagadougou at the Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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