Somewhere Near Conakry

1992 · 78 MIN · IMDB 6.5 · 55 VOTES · DIR. Françoise Ebrard

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Overview

Jacques is of French descent, and Madiou is his West African friend. The two boys are just eleven years old and they have been friends all their lives as they grew up in Conakry, the capital of Guinea. Like their elders, they are completely unprepared for the vicious and violent reign of terror which is soon to sweep this newly independent country, terror which comes at the instigation of the country's unbalanced new leader.

Dialogue Timeline — 576 lines

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00:00:09 finally triumphed over imperialism, courageously repelling the Portuguese mercenaries paid by
00:03:27 You saw what? You never saw the hut, else you better watch it, you hear?
00:05:59 If you want, I teach you how to make them.
00:08:40 - Are you pleased, Madiou? - Oh yes, Mayaté.
00:13:03 Therefore to denounce the enemies of the people
00:15:27 - I'm scared, Madiou. - Mayaté.
00:19:34 - Hey Jacques, where are you going? - (Unintelligible)
00:22:18 - All the same, eh. - Go guys. Like he said, do it. Get naked!
00:25:12 Only you can come. You alone know the secret.
00:27:20 - If they catch you, you knock there. - Madiou (local dialect)
00:30:12 Who gave that to you? Who gave it to you, tell me! Who?
00:35:01 Maybe if you talked to him more often, he would do less bullshit.
00:37:20 Otherwise they'll lock me in a boarding school. I don't want to live with them.
00:42:56 The whole village knows you help the father of this child. That's not good for my career.
00:45:44 ...placed in the shackles of Neo-colonialism... - (local dialect)
00:47:58 - You know where to go? - Yes I know.
00:49:37 And Amadou Diallo, servant chef.
00:53:09 You've shown yourself worthy of the revolution by marching past the traitors.
00:55:38 (Various insults)
00:58:18 It seems that you won't come back after the summer holidays?
01:00:17 So you have 15 days to leave the country and go home.
01:02:29 And Madiou!
01:06:38 Madiou, there's the militia. Madiou, wake up!
01:11:28 When I grow up I'll come back for you. We'll both stay.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed576
Dialogue density7.4 lines / min
First line00:00:09
Final line01:11:28

Production Record

DirectorFrançoise Ebrard
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes55