25 Oct 2001
Life as a House
When a man is diagnosed with terminal cancer, he takes custody of his misanthropic teenage son, for whom quality time means getting high, engaging in small-time prostitution, and avoiding his father.
Toubab Bi
Soriba Samb is a Senegalese who has just received a much sought after internship to study filmmaking in Paris. Soriba heads to Paris, accompanied by the five-year old son of a friend who he believes to be still living in Paris. On arrival he struggles to find the boy’s father. In addition to coping with his new internship, Soriba has to also spend time tracking down the boy’s father ‘Issa’.
Top Billed Cast
Makena Diop Soriba(as Oumar Diop Makena)
Hélène Lapiower Marie
Khalil Gueye Prince
Cheikh Toure Idi
Dieynaba Niang Seynabou
Abou Camara Vieux Koundoul
Mouss Diouf Abdoulaye
Monique Mélinand Mamie Chapeau
Philippe Nahon Le concierge
France Anglade La femme du centre d'accueil
Frankie Avella Le jeune homme du centre d'accueil
Alouine Badala Diagne Soriba enfant
Christian Bedel Homme autre couple Boubou
Mame Binta Sall Fatma
Cerise L'infirmière
Corinne Debonnière Mendiante Metro
Max Delor Patron bar louche
Michèle Brousse Femme Boubou
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