Julien, a young civil servant at the French Ministry of the Interior, discovers Africa. He is part of the UN-mandated mission to monitor the smooth running of the elections ordered by the founding president of the very very democratic republic of Gondwana.

A film by Mamane

France / Ivory Coast, 2016, Fiction, 1h40 mins, Comedy

Stars: Antoine Gouy, Antoine Duléry, Michel Gohou |

Country: France
Language: French
Runtime: 1 hr 40 min (100 min)
Color: Color

Director: Mamane
Writers: Stéphane Kazandjian (collaboration), Mamane (screenplay)
Produced by
Eric Altmayer... producer
Nicolas Altmayer... producer
Brahim Chioua... associate producer

Cinematography by Antoine Marteau
Film Editing by Catherine Schwartz
Casting By David Bertrand
Set Decoration by Stéphane Sartorius
Costume Design by Nathalie Raoul
Charlotte Lequeux... makeup department head
Nourddine Boukhris... unit production manager
Yoann Cespedes... assistant unit manager
Mat Troi Day... production manager
Alexandra Raynaud... assistant production manager
Sékou Traoré... production manager
Demba Dièye... first assistant director
Mathieu Howlett... first assistant director
Claire-Oriane Vauchelle... second assistant director / second assistant director: France
Maurice Hoffmann... assistant art director
Stéphane Sartorius... assistant art director
Hervé Buirette... re-recording mixer
Guillaume D'Ham... sound editor
Nicolas Fioraso... foley artist
Sylvie Fortin... adr editor
Julien Gerber... foley editor
Philippe Grivel... sound
Matthieu Lasausa... sound assistant: auditorium
Alain Lévy... post synchronisation
Marie Mougel... boom operator
Pierre Picq... boom operator
Julien Bastidon... it manager: Umedia (Visual Effects)
Laurent Brett... titles designer
Aline Bélot... digital compositor
Marc Henry de Frahan... general manager: Umedia
Thierry Delobel... vfx director: Umedia
Ludivine Ducrocq... visual effects producer
Cécile Durand... visual effects coordinator
David Gourmaud... visual effects editor
Marie Kawczynski... graphic designer
Mikael Tanguy... visual effects supervisor
Olivier Veau... digital compositor
Lucas Bruneteau... grip
Jean-Marc Dupuy... key grip
Julien Gallois... gaffer
Laurent Pouchard... grip
David Reinhard... first assistant camera: "a" camera
Pape Sarr... electrician
Brendan Spinec... electrician
Aurélien Thibault... electrician
Emmanuelle Vivier... second assistant camera
Alice David... dailies assistant (Editorial Department)
Emmanuel Jego... assistant editor
Fabien Napoli... colorist: Le Labo Paris
Sophie Spicq... post-production assistant
Rémi Deloche... assistant location manager
Katia Nicolas... location scout
Camille Brottes... script supervisor
Muriel Rama-Jardin... production accountant

CAST
Antoine Gouy... Julien Franchon
Antoine Duléry... Frédéric Delaville
Michel Gohou... Gohou
Digbeu Cravate... Digbeu
Prudence Maïdou... Betty
Andrea Schieffer... Heike
Susanna Dimitri... Anita
Nicky Marbot Nicky Marbot...
Charles
Ricky Tribord... Michael
Matthew Vladimery... Andrew
Lamine N'Diaye... Secretaire Général
Béno Sanvee... Béno
Binda Ngazolo... Binda
Luis Marquès... Patrice Bourier
Léonard Groguhet... Le président du Conseil de l'Audiovisuel
Blaise Kouadio... Le président du Conseil Economique et Social
Bienvenu Neba... Le président de la Cour des Comptes
Gabriel Zahon... Le président du Conseil Constitutionnel
Akissi Delta... La Présidente du Sénat
Mike Danon... Junior, le fils du Président
Sandra Nkake... Shanna
Cynthia Nassardine... La chef du protocole
Edoudoua Non Glacé... Policier aéroport 1
Ouattara Ibn Abass... Policier aéroport 2
Serge Henri... Le présentateur du Débat des Débats
Jimmy Danger... L'officier des douanes
Daouda Traoré... Officier L'Etoile Filante (as Dao Daouda Traoré)
André-Claude Sea... Le rédacteur en chef L'Etoile Filante
Roger Pégard... L'ingénieur
Ramsès Damarifa... Le costaud
Alex Ogou... Hervé
Rasmané Ouédraogo... Opposant historique
Nastou Traoré... La femme de l'opposant historique
Michel Bohiri... Moussa Birame
Hachimou Oumarou... L'imam Ibn Rasheed
Guy Kalou... Pasteur Claude Claudius
Jean-Claude Kouamé... Opposant au régime
Omar Defunzu... Opposant au régime
Paul Kouadio... Opposant au régime
Wilfred Benaïche... Riboulet
Constance Dollé... Charlotte
Guillaume Clérice... Chouard
Jean-Louis Garçon... Moguingui
Michel Scotto di Carlo... Conseiller Afrique du Président
Charles-Roger Bour...
Grand patron 1
Frédéric Molle Weys... Grand patron 2
Bruno Caretti... Grand patron 3 (as Bruno Caretti-Lanquetin)
Laurent Fernandez... Raymond
Pierre Benezit... Agriculteur
Axelle Bossard... Agricultrice
Phil Darwin... Michel-Pierre
Pauline Simonet... Présentatrice France 24
Mamane... Journaliste Gondwana TV
Awadi... Himself
Tiken Jah Fakoly... Himself

Production Companies
Mandarin Films
Wild Bunch (co-production)
Gondwana-City Productions (co-production)
Canal+ (participation)
Ciné+ (participation)
Ministère de la Culture et de la Francophonie de Côte d'Ivoire (participation)
Sofica Manon 7 (in association with)
Cofinova 13 (in association with)
Palatine Étoile 14 (in association with)
Cinémage 11 (in association with)

Distributor
Gaumont (2017) (France) (theatrical)

Post-production sound services
Puce A l'Oreille, La

Other company
Umedia (Financing ?)

Release Date: 12 April 2017 (France)