L'afrance 23 years old

El Hadj is studying in Paris. He is one of the young Senegalese men who have come to Paris since the French colony became independent to get a good education so that he can serve his fatherland on his return. Unexpectedly he is suddenly confronted by a problem with his residence papers, just because he has arranged an extension too late. His pleasant life filled with good prospects has gone in one fell swoop. He faces a dilemma. He can stay illegally in France, the country where he feels at home, where he has his friends, has fallen in love and can drink water from the tap. Or he can return (without graduating) to the 3rd-world country of Senegal to use the knowledge he has acquired. It is not only a practical choice. It comes down to the question of who he is, who he thought he could be.

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L'afrance Cast

Name	Character
Samir Guesmi He was 33, now 56 years old	as Khalid
Delphine Zingg She was 48, now 71 years old	as Myriam Bechet
Thierno Ndiaye Doss He was 61, 72 years old when he died	as Le père

L'afrance Crew

Name	Department
Pierre Schöller as Writer.	Writing
Patrice Gomis as Music.	Sound
Alain Gomis as Director. He was 28 (now 52) years old	Directing
Alain Gomis as Writer. He was 28 (now 52) years old	Writing
Pierre Stoeber as Cinematography.	Crew
Fabrice Rouaud as Editor. He was 51 (now 74) years old	Editing