THE EBONY WHITE MAN

Synopsis / The year is 1943 and the place is Balandou, a small village in Guinea. The plot revolves around Adjutant Mariani, some kind of a misfit. Despised by his superiors, hated by his wife Marie-France, he represents colonial France while dreaming of Africa and its mysteries. When pro-independence Lanseye Kante, the new manager of the school, arrives in the village, turmoil arises.

Directed by /

Cheick Doukouré

Written by /

Cheick Doukouré, Guy Zilbertstein

Cast /

Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Maka Kotto, Marianne Basler, Mariam Kaba, Tom Novembre

Coproduction /

Epithète Films, Ramsès, Office National du Cinéma Guinéen

International sales /

Le Petit Bureau

Release date /

15 January 1992

Awards and festivals /

Grand Prix Spécial du Jury au Festival International de Namur 1992
Grand Prix Festival francophone de Saint-Martin, 1992
Sélection officielle Festival du film de Montréal 1992