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Sweeter Is the Night
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.
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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.
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Genre:Animation
Written By:Fabienne Wagenaar
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Runtime:18 minutes
Studio:JPL Films
Cast
Fabienne Wagenaar
Director
Alexis Ballestros
Le lieutenant (voice)
Bass Dhem
Le vieillard, Bakary (voice)
Isabelle Desplantes
La femme blonde (voice)
Sally Doumbia
Une femme du fumage (voice)
Mariam Kaba
Une femme du fumage/Une religieuse (voice)
Yéliba Mélodie Koeta
La petite fille (voice)
Diouc Koma
Le sculpteur (voice)
Jean-Marc Pannetier
Le Père Luc (voice)
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