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Under House Arrest (1981)

1h 40m · 1 Jan 1981
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The president of an African country is closely allied with European entrepreneurs for his own benefit and theirs. The sky falls on their heads when a political essay on "The Political Structures of Traditional Power" is published. To make matters worse, the military gets involved. The president, whose party ruled unchallenged (single-party system), finds himself under house arrest.

Movie ID119638
GenreDrama
DirectorPaulin Soumanou Vieyra
Main castDouta Seck, Michel Coulon, Joseph Baloma Sane, Marie Jeanne Gueye, Serigne Ndiaye Gonzales, Isseu Niang
Release date1 January 1981
Release year1981
LanguageFrench
Duration100 min (1h 40m)
Rating9.0 / 10 (TMDB)
Production houseLes Films PSV

Director: Paulin Soumanou Vieyra
Writers: Paulin Soumanou Vieyra

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Douta SeckPresident
Michel CoulonWhite Consultant
Joseph Baloma SaneBlack Consultant
Marie Jeanne GueyeDirectress
Serigne Ndiaye GonzalesEngineer
Isseu NiangOfficer's Wife

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