Waiting for Happiness
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.
Waiting for Happiness
May 19, 2002
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Cast (15)
Khatra Ould Abder Kader
Khatra
Maata Ould Mohamed Abeid
Maata
Mohamed Mahmoud Ould
Abdallah
Nana Diakité
Nana
Fatimetou Mint Ahmeda
Soukeyna, the mother
Makanfing Dabo
Makan
Santha Leng
Tchu
Baba Ould Mini
Sidi
Mickaël Onoimweniku
Mickaël
Diallo Ibrahima Sory
Diallo
Cheick Oumar Tembely
Omar
Jerib Ould Jiddou
Le chaffeur de taxi
Mohamed Salem Ould Dendou
Le docteur
Mohamed Lemine
Le réparateur électricien
Aminala Tembely
La petite fille aux tresses
Crew (17)
Directing
Abderrahmane Sissako
Director
Philippe Tourret
Assistant Director
Writing
Abderrahmane Sissako
Writer
Production
Guillaume de Seille
Executive Producer
Maji-da Abdi
Producer
Jean-Bernard Marinot
Production Manager
Nicolas Royer
Producer
Sound
Oumou Sangaré
Music
Emmanuel Soland
Sound Editor
Antoine Ouvrier
Sound
Laurent Dreyer
Sound Mixer
Alioune Mbow
Sound
Art
Laurent Cavero
Production Design
Joseph Kpobly
Production Design
Camera
Jacques Besse
Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up
Maji-da Abdi
Costume Design
Crew
No data availableEditing
Nadia ben Rachid
Editor