This standard slice-of-life drama is about Dju Dibonga (Richard Courcet), a young man who leaves his home on Cabo Verde, an island of Portuguese dependency off the coast of Africa, to go to Luxembourg and search for his father. Far from his home village and unfamiliar with the large city, the young black man forms an unlikely friendship with a down-and-out white policeman whose only consolation in life is found at the bottom of a bottle. Their developing companionship forms the main focus of this movie directed by Pol Cruchten.
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Cast
25 people
Philippe Léotard
Inspecteur Plettschette
Known for
French Connection II
So Long, Stooge
Richard Courcet
Dju
Known for
Beau Travail
Both Sides of the Blade
Pol Cruchten
Paulo De Sousa
Patrice-Flora Praxo
Zeca
Also in
Time to Kill
Les Cœurs brûlés
Jacqueline Pierreux
Known for
Black Sabbath
He Who Hesitates Is Lost
Frank Feitler
Cesária Évora
Maria Dela
Also in
Napomuceno's Will
Jean-Claude Schlim
Also in
CQ
Three Shake-a-Leg Steps to Heaven
Adama Kouyaté
Joseph Touré
Also in
Tree of Blood
Peugeot Barbecue
Jani Thiltges
Myriam Mézières
La femme seule dans le café
Known for
My Nights Are More Beautiful Than Your Days
Nico and Dani
Pol Cruchten Director · Frank Feitler Screenplay Daniel Barrau Cinematographer
First release November 28, 1997 · Produced in Belgium, Luxembourg, Portugal · Production Saga Film, Samsa Film
Production
RTBF
Production
Saga Film
Production
Samsa Film
Production
Vermedia
Production
Belgium · Luxembourg · Portugal
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Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · November 28, 1997
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
November 2, 2000
Greece
May 19, 2011 · Greek Film Archive
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