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Somewhere Near Conakry

Original title: Quelque part vers Conakry
  • 1992
  • 1h 18m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
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Somewhere Near Conakry (1992)
Drama

1971: Guinea, thirteen years after independence. A revolutionary storm is brewing on the streets of the city of Fria. Somewhere near Conakry - Children play, far from the adults' worries. Th... Read all1971: Guinea, thirteen years after independence. A revolutionary storm is brewing on the streets of the city of Fria. Somewhere near Conakry - Children play, far from the adults' worries. The gigantic land stretches from the savanna to the marshes. In this mosaic of people in con... Read all1971: Guinea, thirteen years after independence. A revolutionary storm is brewing on the streets of the city of Fria. Somewhere near Conakry - Children play, far from the adults' worries. The gigantic land stretches from the savanna to the marshes. In this mosaic of people in conflict, Jacques leads his warriors though an Africa that has been torn apart, where only ch... Read all

  • Director
    • Françoise Ebrard
  • Writers
    • Françoise Ebrard
    • Christine Lipinska
  • Stars
    • Damien MacDonald
    • Ibrahim Oury Bah
    • Pascal N'Zonzi
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    48
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    • Director
      • Françoise Ebrard
    • Writers
      • Françoise Ebrard
      • Christine Lipinska
    • Stars
      • Damien MacDonald
      • Ibrahim Oury Bah
      • Pascal N'Zonzi
    • 2User reviews
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    Damien MacDonald
    • Jacques
    Ibrahim Oury Bah
    • Madiou
    Pascal N'Zonzi
    • L'oncle de Madiou
    Philippe Jutteau
    • Le père de Jacques
    Ioana Craciunescu
    • Mme Korsky
    Delphine Rich
    • La mère de Jacques
    Abdoulaye Diallo
    • Diallo
    Pierre Bouchet
    • L'instituteur
    Madame Kake
    • Mayaté
    Charlene Ayme
    Sergen Illic
    Boubacar Touré
    Abderrahmane Abdiche
    Fabien Capo
    Benjamin Balmes
    Timothée Lemmens
    Marco Pokrajac
    Stanko Pokrajac
    • Director
      • Françoise Ebrard
    • Writers
      • Françoise Ebrard
      • Christine Lipinska
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    Synopsis
    Early 1970's in Guinea. Two twelve year old, Jacques a French white boy and Madiou a Guinean black kid live a careless youth, until the revolution which will try their friendship.

    Director: Francoise Ebrard

    Actors: Pierre Bouchet, Ioana Craciunesca, Abdoulaye Diallo

    Drama

    France (in french) 1992

    It is well acted by the kids and adults. The story line is nice though nothing innovative. I think it depicts pretty well life as it would have been there. Worth seeing.
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    • Oct 15, 2007

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    • Release date
      • June 16, 1993 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Official sites
      • Cannes Directors' Fortnight
      • Unifrance page
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Valahol Conakry felé
    • Production companies
      • Les Films de l'Ecluse
      • Canal+
      • Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 18 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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