Sweeter Is the Night

Overview

West Africa, early 1960s. A French officer is assigned to find a missing missionary. His investigation, amid mistrust, silence and prejudice, takes him far away from the glittering shoreline, where day and night become one.

Directed by Fabienne Wagenaar

Top cast

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Alexis Ballestros

Le lieutenant (voice)

Bass Dhem

Le vieillard, Bakary (voice)

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Isabelle Desplantes

La femme blonde (voice)

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Sally Doumbia

Une femme du fumage (voice)

Mariam Kaba

Une femme du fumage/Une religieuse (voice)

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Yéliba Mélodie Koeta

La petite fille (voice)

Diouc Koma

Le sculpteur (voice)

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Jean-Marc Pannetier

Le Père Luc (voice)

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