Waiting for Happiness
Before immigrating to the West, Abdallah travels to the coastal city of Nouadhibou, Mauritania, to visit his mother. Although he grew up there, Abdallah feels anything but at home in his old neighborhood: he can no longer speak the local dialect and he wears western clothes that immediately cast him as an outsider. But, as Abdallah spends time with a young boy and an elderly electrician, he can't help but feel a sense of loss for the life he's abandoning.
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Abderrahmane Sissako Director · Jacques Besse Cinematographer Nadia ben Rachid Editor
Worldwide gross $7.4K · First release May 19, 2002 · Produced in Mauritania, France
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$7,406
Production
Duo Films
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ARTE France Cinéma
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Hubert Bals Fund
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Mauritania · France
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Original title
Heremakono
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
Arabic · French
Release dates
France · May 19, 2002
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
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