Senegal, France and Belgium / 2022 / 84mins / Comedy / Wolof and French

In this comedic drama, Idrissa lives in the suburbs of Dakar, Senegal. As a result of budgetary restrictions imposed by the IMF, then headed by Dominique Strauss-Kahn, he lost his job as a civil servant. Since then, Idrissa has been looking for work, without success. His pride as an African man is all the more affected by the fact that he is now entirely dependent on his wife, Viviane, who somehow manages to support the family through her medical practice. Aminata (Idrissa and Viviane's daughter) and Moussa, two young students in love with each other, also see their lives disrupted by the economic situation imposed on the country. After yet another humiliation, Idrissa, who holds Strauss-Kahn responsible for his misfortune, decides to go and see a marabout to prepare his revenge…

Ottis Ba Mamadou

Ottis Ba was born in Dakar and moved to Paris at the age of 15. It was then that he started learning French and developed a passion for theater. He attended Acting International theater school and a few years later played in Ruy Blas at the Comédie Française. He then auditioned for A Midsummer Night's Dream by Shakespeare, directed by Krzysztof Warlikowski, a disciple of Peter Brook. Following Shakespearean theatrical conventions, he played the role of a woman, which was a sort of revolution for him. At that time, Ottis Ba began venturing into film, first as an actor and later as a director. He trained at La Fémis for a summer scene and directed a few low-budget short films, including one with French actress Aïssa Maïga. In 2011, Ottis Ba made his debuts as a director with Une histoire vraie, soon after this first short film he directed a new one Le rêve d'Amadou, which was selected at the short film corner in Cannes. In 2023, his first feature film Dent pour Dent, was selected at the FESPACO. Learn More