Moi Et Mon Blanc (2003)
Directed by S. Pierre Yameogo
Genres - Comedy Drama |
Sub-Genres - Buddy Film, Caper |
Run Time - 99 min. |
Countries - Burkina Faso, France |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Michael Hastings
The fertile filmmaking community of Burkina Faso gives birth to another stark, social realist tale with this feature from director Pierre Yameogo. Me and My White Pal concerns the hand-to-mouth existence of Mamadi, an African student studying in France who becomes embroiled with violent gangsters when he intercepts a drug package and attempts to profit from it. While tending to cars in his menial parking-garage job, Mamadi discovers the stash, which his "white pal" persuades him to try to sell. Once he does, the twosome find themselves running all the way back to Burkina Faso to escape the dealers.