As a Man
Time Out says
'I'm fed up being a black! I want to be a Senegalese,' says El Hadj (Mbengue), a student in Paris struggling with his dissertation, his visa situation and an existential dilemma concerning his possible future. He's like a 'pink flamingo, one leg in the water, one in the air,' and it's driving him insane, not to say spoiling his relationship with understanding glass restorer Myriam. First-time director Gomis mounts a sober, politically literate and quietly effective movie that's prone, occasionally, to explode, in perfectly judged and pertinent scenes, into anger and frustration, or melancholy and pathos. Mbengue, whether doing a 'rap' of disappointment in the bathroom, showing bemusement at his colleagues' advice or caressing his lover, gives a fine and moving performance.
Details
Release details
Duration:
91 mins
Cast and crew
Director:
Alain Gomis
Screenwriter:
Alain Gomis
Cast:
Djolof Mbengue
Delphine Zingg
Samir Guesmi
Théophile Moussa Sowié
Thierno Ndiaye Doss
Bass Dhem
Delphine Zingg
Samir Guesmi
Théophile Moussa Sowié
Thierno Ndiaye Doss
Bass Dhem