The African Child
1995 · 92 MIN · IMDB 6.5 · 44 VOTES · DIR. Laurent Chevallier
Overview
In Kouroussa, his native village, little Baba lives happily, between Madou, his father, a gifted mechanic, Kouda, his sweet mother, and his gang of pals. Kouroussa is a wonderful place where Baba learns about life. But like all little boys Baba grows and now he is old enough to continue his studies in Conakry. He must say farewell to his village and cross all Guinea to the capital city of Guinea to live with his uncle.
Dialogue Timeline — 764 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:08 15 years after the writer's death
00:03:46 A taxi to Conakry!
00:07:39 We remove all rubbish from the yard
00:10:58 Who? Me?
00:14:06 Hello.
00:18:36 Baba, the spirits have spoken.
00:21:46 Baba is going away...
00:30:46 They go out to the villages like that.
00:33:16 and hasn't been back since.
00:35:03 - God bless us all. - Amen.
00:36:56 - Mamady Keita. - My first son.
00:40:23 All kinds of ships come to the port.
00:43:38 Sit down.
00:45:18 Breathe deeply.
00:47:45 They take you into the bush out there.
00:53:29 Auntie, I'm ill.
00:57:03 "Your father, Madou Camara
00:59:41 After everything that I've done for you!
01:02:39 Everyone
01:06:41 - Diaka? - Yes.
01:11:12 - Say hello. - Hello, sir.
01:15:13 Come on, the headmaster wants you.
01:21:16 Where is he?
01:25:34 Camara Laye
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed764
Dialogue density8.3 lines / min
First line00:00:08
Final line01:25:34
Production Record
DirectorLaurent Chevallier
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes44