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Waiting for Happiness
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Waiting for Happiness

May 19, 2002
1h 31m
★ 6.5

Overview

Before immigrating to the West, Abdallah travels to the coastal city of Nouadhibou, Mauritania, to visit his mother. Although he grew up there, Abdallah feels anything but at home in his old neighborhood: he can no longer speak the local dialect and he wears western clothes that immediately cast him as an outsider. But, as Abdallah spends time with a young boy and an elderly electrician, he can't help but feel a sense of loss for the life he's abandoning.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Duo Films
ARTE France Cinéma

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Cast

Khatra Ould Abder Kader

Khatra

Khatra Ould Abder Kader

Maata Ould Mohamed Abeid

Maata

Maata Ould Mohamed Abeid

Mohamed Mahmoud Ould

Abdallah

Mohamed Mahmoud Ould

Nana Diakité

Nana

Nana Diakité

Fatimetou Mint Ahmeda

Soukeyna, the mother

Fatimetou Mint Ahmeda

Makanfing Dabo

Makan

Makanfing Dabo

Santha Leng

Tchu

Santha Leng

Baba Ould Mini

Sidi

Baba Ould Mini

Mickaël Onoimweniku

Mickaël

Mickaël Onoimweniku

Diallo Ibrahima Sory

Diallo

Diallo Ibrahima Sory

Cheick Oumar Tembely

Omar

Cheick Oumar Tembely

Jerib Ould Jiddou

Le chaffeur de taxi

Jerib Ould Jiddou