16° TORINO FILM FESTIVAL
Retrospective - The Birth of The Cinema In Africa

LA RÉUSSITE DE MEITHÈBRE

La rÉussite de meithÈbre
by Yaya Kossoko
Country: Niger
Year: 1970
Duration: 20'


Before leaving for the city, Meithèbre collects the errands of the villagers. In the bush taxi taking him to the capital, all his thoughts are concentrated on the sum of 30,000 CFA Francs that have been entrusted to him. A few years later we find him the well-off owner of a fabric shop. In his free time, he takes private lessons to learn how to read and write. When a person from the village finds him and asks for his money back, Meithèbre brusquely refuses. If they want their money back, the villagers have to "learn" to defend themselves.

Biography

film director

Yaya Kossoko

Cast

& Credits

Director and screenplay: Yaya Kossoko
Director of photography: Alain Yves Beaujour, Michel N'Guyen.
Sound: Moussa Hamiden.
Music: Modeste Houndjé-Bodé.
Editor: Alain Hubert.
Cast: Issiaka Mahane, Salamatou Kossoko, Amadou Anson, Marcelin Agbahoungbah.
Production company: Ministère de la Coopération Français.
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