Petanqui

Petanqui (original title: Pétanqui (Le droit à la vie) is a 1983 drama film directed by Yeo Kozoloa.

Petanqui
Directed by	Yeo Kozoloa
Produced by	Jean-Louis Koula
Starring	Sidiki Bakaba Douta Seck
Edited by	N'Zue Kouakou
Production companies	Les Films de la Montagne, O.R.T.N, Ciprofilm
Distributed by	Marfilmes
Release date	1983 (1983)
Running time	108 minutes
Countries	Ivory Coast Niger France
Language	French

Synopsis

During the drought, Pétanqui - who is responsible for the distribution of food to the population - enjoys a good life, a nice house, lovers and an official car. His son returns from France with a law degree, and although he does not approve his father's lifestyle, he decides to defend him in court when he is accused of embezzlement.

His defence becomes a strong attack on civil servants and members of government who take advantage of their situation. After all, his father is the lesser evil of a state of generalized corruption in the country.

From the novel 15 ans ça suffit by Amadou Ousmane.

Bibliografia

• Martin, Michael, Cinemas of the Black Diaspora, Wayne State University Press, 1995, p. 165. in [1]
• L'Association des trois mondes, Dictionnaire du cinéma africain, Tome I, Ministère de la coopération et du développement, 1991, p. 132 in [2]
• Stam, Robert; Raengo, Alessandra, Literature and Film, Blackwell Publishing, 2005, p. 307 in

[3]

See also

• History of Cinema in Ivory Coast

External links

• Yeo Kozoloa at IMDb
• Petanqui at IMDb
• Petanqui in Africultures (in French)