Name: Moi, un noir
Genre: Drama
Duration: 1 h 10 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Oumarou Ganda, Gambi, Petit Touré

Moi, un noir is a semi-documentary that follows the lives of young men from Niger living in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, in search of a better future in the big city. The young men live in Treichville, where every day they look for and work low-paying jobs - often just enough to pay for their lunches. The film is contrasted by the dreams they have and the alter-egos they have cultivated to seemingly cope with their present selves. Only on Saturdays do they experience some joy, such as going to the beach, dancing and drinking; however, it never lasts long.

It is an interesting film, with some political undertones mainly on young African men being conscripted to fight wars for European powers, young people moving to the city or France for work, and the relationships between Europeans and African's during the decolonisation in Africa.

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