Waiting for Happiness
Heremakono
2002, Film, 90 min, Drama, Music, French, France, MoviePedia score 65
Before immigrating to the West, Abdallah travels to the coastal city of Nouadhibou, Mauritania, to visit his mother. Although he grew up there, Abdallah feels anything but at home in his old neighborhood: he can no longer speak the local dialect and he wears western clothes that immediately cast him as an outsider. But, as Abdallah spends time with a young boy and an elderly electrician, he can't help but feel a sense of loss for the life he's abandoning.
Directed by Abderrahmane Sissako
Cast
- Khatra Ould Abder Kader as Khatra
- Maata Ould Mohamed Abeid as Maata
- Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Mohamed as Abdallah
- Fatimetou Mint Ahmeda as Soukeyna, the mother
- Nana Diakité as Nana
- Makanfing Dabo as Makan
- Santha Leng as Tchu
- Baba Ould Mini as Sidi
- Mickaël Onoimweniku as Mickaël
- Diallo Ibrahima Sory as Diallo
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