L'Absence

Also known as Absence, The Absence

'''''L'Absence ''''' is a 2009 film.

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After brilliant studies in France and a 15-year absence from his homeland, Adama, a young graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique, rushes back to Senegal. He is alarmed by a message informing him of the sudden decline in his grandmother's health. Upon arriving in Dakar, Adama discovers that his grandmother is in perfect shape... Was this a deliberate ploy to get him back home, and if so, why?

Released: 2013-12-1182 minDir: Mama KeïtaDrama, Family

Cast

William Nadylam as Adama
Mouss Diouf as Le proxénète
Jacky Tavernier as Aïcha
Mame Ndoumbé Diop as La grand-mère
Ibrahima Mbaye as Djibril
Omar Seck as Le Professeur

Themes

africa

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'''''L'Absence ''''' is a 2009 film.

== Synopsis == After doing brilliantly in his studies and a 15-year absence, Adama, a young polytechnician, rushes back to Senegal, his home country, when he receives a telegram saying his grandmother is very ill. His brief stay will revive a family drama seemingly forgotten. The film reflects director Mama Keïta's experience with African students who study abroad and are content to be spectators of the poverty and violence in Africa.