Ivory Coast / 1993 / 100mins / Comedy, Drama / Bambara and French

A traffic cop named Ali very unexpectedly wins the lottery. Only one problem: the winning ticket has disappeared. As Ali looks high and low for help, his quest turns hilariously allegorical, acting as pure satire of the African Dream of socioeconomic success. If money makes the world turn, one can never be sure whether striking it rich is a miracle, an answer to a prayer, or merely an accident.

Kramo-Lanciné Fadika

Kramo-Lanciné Fadika was born in 1948 in Ivory Coast. He studied at the Nationale Photo-Cinéma de la rue Vaugirard à Paris, and now has credits in directing, scriptwriting, and editing. He directed his first short film, La Fin de la course, in 1974. From 1975 to 1981 he made several television magazine programs and educational films for the rural world. His first feature, Djéli, conte d’aujourd’hui (Djéli, a Modern Tale) won the Grand Prize at FESPACO in 1981. In 1994, he finished his second feature, Wariko, the Jackpot (Wariko, le gros lot). From 2013 to 2016 Kramo-Lanciné was the director of National Cinematography of Côte d'Ivoire, and since 2016 has been the technical advisor for cinema at the Ministry of Francophone Culture. In 2017 a statue of Kramo-Lanciné was erected at the avenue of film makers in Ouagadougou to commemorate his cinematic achievements. Learn More