L'Absence
Sign in to save'''''L'Absence ''''' is a 2009 film.
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0.0After brilliant studies in France and a 15-year absence from his homeland, Adama, a young graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique, rushes back to Senegal. He is alarmed by a message informing him of the sudden decline in his grandmother's health. Upon arriving in Dakar, Adama discovers that his grandmother is in perfect shape... Was this a deliberate ploy to get him back home, and if so, why?
Released: 2013-12-1182 minDir: Mama KeïtaDrama, Family
Cast
- William Nadylam as Adama
- Mouss Diouf as Le proxénète
- Jacky Tavernier as Aïcha
- Mame Ndoumbé Diop as La grand-mère
- Ibrahima Mbaye as Djibril
- Omar Seck as Le Professeur
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Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 2009
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Guinea
- Original language
- French
- Director
- Mama Keïta
- Screenwriter
- Mama Keïta
- Cast member
- William Nadylam
- FilmAffinity ID
- 368900
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'''''L'Absence ''''' is a 2009 film.
== Synopsis == After doing brilliantly in his studies and a 15-year absence, Adama, a young polytechnician, rushes back to Senegal, his home country, when he receives a telegram saying his grandmother is very ill. His brief stay will revive a family drama seemingly forgotten. The film reflects director Mama Keïta's experience with African students who study abroad and are content to be spectators of the poverty and violence in Africa.