Two Malian teenagers, Bah and Batrou, from different backgrounds, meet at secondary school. Bah is the descendent of a great tribal chieftain. Batrous father, a provincial military governor, represents the new ruling power. The two teenagers are part of a generation that rejects the established order and challenges the society in which they live.
Directed by Souleymane Cissé
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Cast
Fousseyni Sissoko
Bah
Goundo Guissé
Batrou
Balla Moussa Keita
Le Gouverneur Sangaré
Ismaila Sarr
le grand-père de Bah
Omou Diarra
La Troisième épouse
Ismaila Ciss
Seydou
Massitan Ballo
La mère de Bah
Dioncounda Kone
La grand-mère de Bah
Yacouba Samabaly
La commissaire de police
Dounamba Dany Coulibaly
La femme Peul
Oumou Koné
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