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Release Date:
November 28, 1997
Original Title:
Black Dju
Genres:
Comedy
Production Companies:
RTBF
Saga Film
Samsa Film
Vermedia
Production Countries:
Belgium | Luxembourg | Portugal
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 80
This standard slice-of-life drama is about Dju Dibonga (Richard Courcet), a young man who leaves his home on Cabo Verde, an island of Portuguese dependency off the coast of Africa, to go to Luxembourg and search for his father. Far from his home village and unfamiliar with the large city, the young black man forms an unlikely friendship with a down-and-out white policeman whose only consolation in life is found at the bottom of a bottle. Their developing companionship forms the main focus of this movie directed by Pol Cruchten.
Associate Producer:
Jacqueline Pierreux
Co-Producer:
Hubert Toint
Paulo De Sousa
Director:
Pol Cruchten
Director of Photography:
Daniel Barrau
Editor:
Denise Vindevogel
Executive Producer:
Jean-Claude Schlim
Producer:
Jani Thiltges
Claude Waringo
Production Design:
Véronique Sacrez
Screenplay:
Frank Feitler
Story:
Frank Feitler
Writer:
Pol Cruchten
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