The year is 1943 and the place is Balandou, a small village in Guinea. The plot revolves around Adjutant Mariani, some kind of a misfit. Despised by his superiors, hated by his wife Marie-France, he represents colonial France while dreaming of Africa and its mysteries. When pro-independence Lanseye Kante, the new manager of the school, arrives in the village, turmoil arises.

L'adjudant-recruteur Mariani

Lanseye Kante

Marie-France Mariani

Saly
Diamanati

Salim

Le commandant Dubois

Le capitaine Albert

Le lieutenant Joubert
Le commandant Bouquet
Djiba

Le capitaine Joubert
L'albinos
Leyba
Un soldat
Nabé
Sory
Somah
Un soldat
Le capitaine Traoré