Heremakono
Abderrahmane Sissako's film about a Mauritanian coastal town where people wait to leave won the Golden Stallion at FESPACO.
Before immigrating to the West, Abdallah travels to the coastal city of Nouadhibou, Mauritania, to visit his mother. Although he grew up there, Abdallah feels anything but at home in his old neighborhood: he can no longer speak the local dialect and he wears western clothes that immediately cast him as an outsider. But, as Abdallah spends time with a young boy and an elderly electrician, he can't help but feel a sense of loss for the life he's abandoning.
About
- Also known as
- Waiting for Happiness
- Countries
- Mauritania, France
- Languages
- Arabic, French
- Genre
- Drama
- Running time
- 1 h 31 min
- Released
- 2002
Awards
- WonCannes Film FestivalFIPRESCI Prize, Un Certain Regard2002
- WonFESPACOGolden Stallion of Yennenga2003
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