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Bye Bye Africa

  • 1999
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
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Mahamat-Saleh Haroun in Bye Bye Africa (1999)
Drama

Semi-documentary film about a man going to his home country of Chad after many years living in exile in France.Semi-documentary film about a man going to his home country of Chad after many years living in exile in France.Semi-documentary film about a man going to his home country of Chad after many years living in exile in France.

  • Director
    • Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
  • Writer
    • Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
  • Stars
    • Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
    • Garba Issa
    • Aïcha Yelena
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    221
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
    • Writer
      • Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
    • Stars
      • Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
      • Garba Issa
      • Aïcha Yelena
    • 2User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
    Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
    • Haroun
    Garba Issa
    • Garba
    Aïcha Yelena
    • Isabelle
    Abakar Mahamat-Saleh
    • Ali
    Khayar Oumar Defallah
    • Le père
    Abderamane Koulamallah
    • Le producteur
    Issa Serge Coelo
    • Serge
    Sophie Barrand
    • L'amante
    Yérim Sy
    • L'homme au chapeau
    Ringo Efoua-Ela
    • Le joueur de djembé
    Johnny N'Jalle
    • Enfant 1
    Christopher N'Jalle
    • Enfant 2
    Brahim Salah
    • Le chauffeur de taxi
    Ahmat Adoum Maka
    • Policier 1
    Amadou Delgado
    • Policier 2
    Mahamat Ahmat Absakine
    • Le voisin
    Hadje Fatime N'Goua
    • La mère
    Djimé Kiboro
    • Le gardien du Normandie
    • Director
      • Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
    • Writer
      • Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
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    User reviews2

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    6/10

    Document of a land half-remembered.

    Cinema is a powerful force, that must be handled carefully ... It can be used to educate, but is also culpable for misinformation, too. One must not get swept away by sentimentality or nostalgia.
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    • Jan 5, 2022
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    • Release date
      • November 5, 2003 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Chad
    • Official site
      • California Newsreel
    • Filming locations
      • France
    • Production companies
      • Images Plus
      • La Lanterne
      • Tele-Chad
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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