Money Dole
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A dramatic look at city life, rap, High school, delinquency and dysfunctional families as experienced by African youth and in Gabon.
DOLE offers a Gabonese perspective on the global crisis facing today's youth. With familial and societal structures crumbling, young people are increasingly thrown back for support on each other and an all-encompassing international pop culture. This film reveals that, whether in Libreville or in our own inner cities and suburbs the underlying causes of youthful disaffection can be remarkably similar.
Winner of the first-place Gold Tanit at the 2000 Carthage Film Festival, It has already been widely compared to Francois Truffaut's iconic coming of age film -- a kind of "Le quatre cents coups" in Gabon.
"Provides a rare peek into life in Gabon's capital, Libreville. This likeable first directing effort by Imunga Ivanga has a laid-back authenticity missing from more dramatized tales of African youth." - Variety
Running Time
78 mins
Year
2001
Kanopy ID
1139647
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