Journey to Ouaga

Lionel, a young Frenchman, who has just arrived in Cotonou, Benin, loses his car, airplane ticket and passport and his hopes in riots in the city.

2001

1h 24min

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Top Billed Cast

Eric Laugérias
Lionel
Maka Kotto
Zao
Xavier Letourneur
Marcel
Aïssa Maïga
Loutaya
René Morard
Max
Tom Ouedraogo
Sékou
Bénédicte Roy
Victoria

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