Central African Republic, France, Democratic Republic of Congo, Saudi Arabia
The film tells the story of the friendship between three Economy students in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, and offers a rare and precious inside view on the psychological and moral landscape of a generation. One of the characters is the director himself, and the initial intention, that of revealing the corruption of the academic system, the teachers’ incompetence, the sexual harassment of female students, the conditions on campus, is enriched through lively discussions on economic growth, capitalism, communism, as well as the natural complications of life – marriage, children, abortion, family. The approach is candid, without searching for the spectacular in the everyday, with a mixture of both naivety and wisdom, which even exudes a certain optimism: the hope that the new generation has a chance to not repeat the mistakes of its predecessors, or at least to make its own mistakes. (Sorana Stănescu)
Cinematography Rafiki Fariala
Editing Xavier Sirven, Christian Moïse Nzengue
Production Boris Lojkine, Daniele Incalcaterra, Elvis Sabin Ngaïbino
Sound Anne-Bertille Ndeysseit Vopiande, Marc-Olivier Brullé, Paul Jousselin