Blanc d'ébène

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.

Director: Cheik Doukouré

Cast: Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Maka Kotto, Marianne Basler, Mariam Kaba, Sam Amidou, Mahmoud Zemmouri, Eric Averlant, Paul Le Person

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.