A pair of French detectives enter a different world after they are assigned to solve a puzzling double homicide that occurred in an African neighborhood in Paris. The corpses of the two masked Malian women were discovered ritually mutilated and hanging from a ceiling. The detectives' search leads them to a Malian father and his 18-year-old daughter. The father confesses to the crime, but further investigation reveals that he is lying. Even more puzzled than before, the two investigators consult a noted professor who tries to help them understand the true nature of the crime. The story is based on a book by controversial French academic Tobie Nathan, a self-proclaimed "ethno-psychiatrist," who has been researching the problems experienced by France's many immigrants, particularly African ones, as they wrestle with the clash between their native beliefs and their new culture.
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Denis Amar Director
First release January 22, 1997 · Produced in France · Production M6 Films, Alicéléo
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SNC
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M6 Films
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Alicéléo
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StudioCanal
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Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie (SNC)
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Sofinergie 4
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France
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Original title
Saraka bô
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French
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French
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France · January 22, 1997
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No release date listed for United States.
Finland
January 1, 2001 · TV
Hungary
January 1, 2001 · TV
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