Waiting for Happiness
2002 · 91 MIN · IMDB 6.6 · 1,125 VOTES · DIR. Abderrahmane Sissako
Overview
Before immigrating to the West, Abdallah travels to the coastal city of Nouadhibou, Mauritania, to visit his mother. Although he grew up there, Abdallah feels anything but at home in his old neighborhood: He can no longer speak the local dialect, and he wears western clothes that immediately cast him as an outsider. But, as Abdallah spends time with a young boy and an elderly electrician, he can't help but feel a sense of loss for the life he's abandoning.
Dialogue Timeline — 450 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:55 Waiting for Happiness
00:07:28 How many times have I told you to be careful?
00:09:50 Mama, come back tonight. Go on!
00:16:36 Hello.
00:21:15 Khatra!
00:23:17 Is it working?
00:25:44 Great!
00:28:31 Maata, it's going to work.
00:31:44 I raise my eyes to contemplate the twinkling stars
00:34:29 But someone here is burning with love.
00:35:39 Where did that story take them?
00:37:56 "Why did you come?"
00:43:50 Come back.
00:45:19 I got some gas, poured it on a rag and set it on fire.
00:49:07 - Where? - Laandi.
00:51:06 And the other 25 litters.
00:53:15 Diallo is like a brother.
00:56:22 Where are you?
00:58:45 Noura, make some tea.
00:59:38 Not bad... Good God!
01:02:16 You can go.
01:07:26 a friend came to see me.
01:11:13 Maata! What's wrong?
01:19:57 Then go learn and leave me alone!
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed450
Dialogue density4.9 lines / min
First line00:01:55
Final line01:19:57
Production Record
DirectorAbderrahmane Sissako
LanguageFrench
Revenue$7,406
IMDb votes1,125