Petanqui

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

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 https://books.google.com/books?id=C4jkR-Ga4G4C
• L'Association des trois mondes, Dictionnaire du cinéma africain, Tome I, Ministère de la coopération et du développement, 1991, p. 132 in https://books.google.com/books?id=SZh5cQTH3u0C
• Stam, Robert; Raengo, Alessandra, Literature and Film, Blackwell Publishing, 2005, p. 307 in

https://books.google.com/books?id=if2oWY58r9kC&q=Literature+and+Film

See also

• History of Cinema in Ivory Coast

External links

• Petanqui in Africultures (in French)

References