Bye Bye Africa

1999 [FRENCH]

Documentary / Drama

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 95%
IMDb Rating 6.4/10 10 227 227

Plot summary

A Chadian film director who lives and works in France returns home upon the death of his mother. He is shocked at the degraded state of the country and the national cinema. The filmmaker decides to make a film dedicated to his mother.

Director

Mahamat-Saleh Haroun Photo
Mahamat-Saleh Haroun

Top cast

Mahamat-Saleh Haroun Photo
Mahamat-Saleh Haroun as Haroun
Hadje Fatime N'Goua Photo
Hadje Fatime N'Goua as La mère
Garba Issa Photo
Garba Issa as Garba
Aïcha Yelena Photo
Aïcha Yelena as Isabelle
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793.13 MB
1204*720
French 2.0
NR
Subtitles fr  
25 fps
1 hr 26 min
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1.44 GB
1792*1072
French 2.0
NR
Subtitles fr  
25 fps
1 hr 26 min
Seeds 3

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by r96sk 6 / 10

A pleasant enough watch and a respectable effort

An interesting film out of Chad.There isn't much 'meat on the bones', so to speak, as it kinda meanders through its 90 or so minute run time, but it without a doubt holds interest as it portrays a fictionalized version of director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun's journey. Haroun also stars and does do well, as do a few of the others - namely Aïcha Yelena.It is a pleasant enough watch and a respectable effort, just not one I'd wanna revisit in search of entertainment in a hurry. Definitely some noteworthy points in there though, specifically when it comes to film distribution out of parts of Africa - which kinda still holds up today, unfortunately.
Reviewed by Howlin Wolf 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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