Overview
Two Malian teenagers, Bah and Batrou, from different backgrounds, meet at secondary school. Bah is the descendent of a great tribal chieftain. Batrous father, a provincial military governor, represents the new ruling power. The two teenagers are part of a generation that rejects the established order and challenges the society in which they live.
Director and cast
- Souleymane Cissé Director
- Fousseyni Sissoko as Bah
- Goundo Guissé as Batrou
- Balla Moussa Keita as Le Gouverneur Sangaré
- Ismaila Sarr as le grand-père de Bah
- Omou Diarra as La Troisième épouse
- Ismaila Ciss as Seydou
- Massitan Ballo as La mère de Bah
- Dioncounda Kone as La grand-mère de Bah
- Yacouba Samabaly as La commissaire de police
- Dounamba Dany Coulibaly as La femme Peul
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