Under House Arrest (1981)
En résidence surveillée
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.
- Date of release
- 1981-01-01
- TMDB
- 9.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Paulin Soumanou Vieyra
Casting
- Douta Seck — President
- Michel Coulon — White Consultant
- Joseph Baloma Sane — Black Consultant
- Marie Jeanne Gueye — Directress
- Serigne Ndiaye Gonzales — Engineer
- Isseu Niang — Officer's Wife
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