Somewhere Near Conakry

Somewhere Near Conakry

78 mins | Drama, Adventure, Family | March 18, 1992

Jacques is of French descent, and Madiou is his West African friend. The two boys are just eleven years old and they have been friends all their lives as they grew up in Conakry, the capital of Guinea. Like their elders, they are completely unprepared for the vicious and violent reign of terror which is soon to sweep this newly independent country, terror which comes at the instigation of the country's unbalanced new leader.

Somewhere Near Conakry

78 mins | Drama, Adventure, Family | March 18, 1992

Somewhere Near Conakry
Jacques is of French descent, and Madiou is his West African friend. The two boys are just eleven years old and they have been friends all their lives as they grew up in Conakry, the capital of Guinea. Like their elders, they are completely unprepared for the vicious and violent reign of terror which is soon to sweep this newly independent country, terror which comes at the instigation of the country's unbalanced new leader.
Producers Canal+, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, Les Films de l'Ecluse
Original title Quelque part vers Conakry
Directors Françoise Ebrard
Writers Françoise Ebrard

Cast

Damien MacDonald

as Jacques

Ibrahim Oury Bah

as Madiou

Pascal N'Zonzi

as L'oncle de Madiou

Philippe Jutteau

as Le père de Jacques

Delphine Rich

as La mère de Jacques