Movie

Blanc d'ébène (1991)

• January 2, 1991
• 1h 30m

• Drama

Overview

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

Writers

Cheik Doukouré

Starring

Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Maka Kotto, Marianne Basler