Director
Leonce Ngabo
Cast list
Marie Bunel
Aoua Sangare
Eric Depreter
Joseph Kumbela
Credits
Distributed by : Marfilmes
Music by :Pierre-Alain Hofmann
Edited by:Dominique Roy
Synopsis
Gito is an intelligent young man from Burundi. Gito was living in Paris then , he decided to go back to his country with with numerous academic degrees and ministerial ambitions,and promises his French girlfriend that he will call her when he becomes a minister, something that he is convinced that will happen. Gradually his ambitions are crushed by the daily realities of his country. Gito is tested further by the alliance between his French girlfriend and his old sweetheart who join forces to teach Gito an unforgettable lesson. Nevertheless, he will make the best of a bad deal, with the help of the two women of his life.
Accolades:
- Oumarou Ganda Prize and Best Actor at FESPACO – Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (1993)
- Air Afrique Prize at African Film Festival, Italy (1993)
- Best film – Jury’s prize at Lisboa Film Festival, Portugal (1993)
- Hani Jahvaria and Press Prizes at Carthage Film Festival, Tunis (1992)
- Prix de la Ville d’Amiens do Amiens International Film Festival, France (1992)
- Émile Cantillon Prize at Festival International du Film Francophone, Belgium (1992)