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Cast
| Fatou N'Diaye | ... |
Vita
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Jean-Christophe Dollé | ... |
Pierre
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| Ângelo Torres | ... |
Yano
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Bia Gomes | ... |
Vita's Mother
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Jorge Quintino Biague | ... |
Mito the madman
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Carlos Imbombo | ... |
Caminho
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| François Hadji-Lazaro | ... |
Bjorn
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Danièle Evenou | ... |
Pierre's mother
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| Bonnafet Tarbouriech | ... |
Pierre's father
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Dina Adão | ... |
Néné Binto
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Maica Baio | ... |
Teresa
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Lena Constantin | ... |
Waitress
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Ramiro Naka | ... |
Gildo
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Teresa Ovídio | ... |
Rosina
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Directed by
| Flora Gomes | ||
Written by
| Flora Gomes | ... | () |
| Franck Moisnard | ... | () |
Produced by
| Luís Galvão Teles | ... | producer |
| Jani Thiltges | ... | co-producer |
| Serge Zeitoun | ... | co-producer |
Music by
| Manu Dibango | ||
Cinematography by
| Edgar Moura | ||
Editing by
| Dominique Pâris | ||
Editorial Department
| Jean-Luc Simon | ... | first assistant editor |
Casting By
| Fabienne Bichet | ||
| Patrícia Vasconcelos | ||
Production Design by
| Véronique Sacrez | ||
Set Decoration by
| Véronique Sacrez | ||
Costume Design by
| Rosário Moreira | ||
| Virginia Vogwill | ||
Makeup Department
| Emmanuelle Fèvre | ... | key makeup artist |
Production Management
| Paula Ribas | ... | production secretary |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Suleimane Biai | ... | assistant director |
| Eddy Stevesyns | ... | first assistant director |
Sound Department
| Philippe Baudhuin | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Fred Demolder | ... | sound editor |
| Pierre Donnadieu | ... | sound mixer |
| Patrick Ghislain | ... | foley mixer |
| François Lalande | ... | boom operator |
| Catherine Le Mignant-Labye | ... | adr editor |
| Valerio Lopes | ... | sound assistant |
| Gadou Naudin | ... | foley artist |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Paulo Miranda | ... | key grip |
| Victor 'Tita' Miranda | ... | chief electrician (as Tita Miranda) |
| Daniel Neves | ... | assistant camera |
| Carlo Thiel | ... | focus puller |
Casting Department
| Sonia Hallosserie | ... | casting assistant |
Script and Continuity Department
| Ana Silva | ... | continuity |
Transportation Department
| Nebigh. Slim | ... | driver (as Nebigh Slim) |
| Christophe Vincent | ... | driver |
Additional Crew
| Clara Andermatt | ... | choreographer |
| Max-Laure Bourjolly | ... | choreographer |
| Lelia Di Luca | ... | assistant to producer |
| Mariana Koenders | ... | production coordinator |
| Félix Lozano | ... | choreographer |
Production Companies
Distributors
- trigon-film (2003) (Switzerland) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Pierre Grise Distribution
- Synkronized (SKD) [us] (2008) (United States) (video)
- trigon-film (2008) (Switzerland) (DVD) (special edition)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
It has always been a firm conviction of the family that any woman who sings, will die. Now, while a girl is in France she becomes an international star. She realises that sooner rather than later her mother in Africa will learn that she sings. To solve this dilemma she goes back to her native village and arranges her own funeral, albeit with instantaneous rebirth. She is lying in the coffin while all invited guest form a queue and pass the coffin one by one. When she needs go to the toilet a boy will take her place. And then one of the guests says: How different she looks after having died. Is this an allusion to Bergman's movie "Now About These Women"? Written by Max Scharnberg, Stockholm, Sweden |
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| Taglines | Ma voix, mon destin, ma vie, mon chemin See more » |
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