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Three African Fables
Directed by Luis Marquès, Claude Gnakouri
BABADI’S GIFT. Franck, a european botanist working in Africa for an international organization, falls deeply in love with a young and beautiful native, even as his wife and baby daughter are packing up back to Europe, expecting him to return as well. He tries to tell his wife, over the phone,...
Babadi's Gift
Directed by Luis Marquès, Claude Gnakouri
Franck, a european botanist working in Africa for an international organization, falls deeply in love with a young and beautiful native, even as his wife and baby daughter are packing up back to Europe, expecting him to return as well.
SCOOP
Directed by Luis Marquès, Claude Gnakouri
A journalist and his cameraman cover a bombing in an african town. Under their very eyes a young woman, carrying a baby in her arms, tries to run across a bridge under constant fire.
SCRIPTURES IN THE WILD
Directed by Luis Marquès, Claude Gnakouri
After several days of tracking in the wilderness, a priest and his african interpret reach a small isolated village. They intend to bring the sacred Word of God to these so-called ignorant natives.
Short of Africa
Directed by Luis Marquès, Claude Gnakouri
Three short stories (funny stories) tending to illustrate the growing discrepancy between africa’s social and ethnic realities and its being used as a playground for white people
FORTUNE TROPHY
Directed by Luis Marquès, Claude Gnakouri
A young European running the marathon in the african wilderness comes across an quiet old tribesman resting against a sacred stone.
CHEETAH KITTENS
Directed by Luis Marquès, Claude Gnakouri
In an attempt to prepare the ground for an upcoming famous car racing competition, two white businessmen spot the ideal village to lay out a staging point.