Burkina Faso and France / 2003 / 90mins / Comedy / French and Mooré

In this satire, Mamadi, an African student in Paris, finds a stash of drugs while working as a parking attendant. When he and his white pal try to make a fast buck, they are found out by the dealers and flee to Mamadi’s home country, Burkina Faso. They do not know their arrival has started their adventure.

Saint Pierre Yaméogo

Saint Pierre Yaméogo was born in 1955 in Koudougou, Burkina Faso. His first feature film, Laafi, was selected in 1991 for the Semaine de la Critique at the Cannes Film Festival. Wendemi, his second feature film, was awarded a prize at FESPACO 1993 and selected for the Cannes Un Certain Regard section. Yaméogo divided his time between Ouagadougou and Paris, where he created his own production company, Dunia Production. Dunia produced films by various African filmmakers including Dani Kouyate, Guy Désiré Yaméogo, and Missa Hebie. Saint Pierre Yaméogo passed away in April 2019 at the age of 63 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Learn More