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8/10 Unifrance Directed by Julien Rambaldi Cinematography Yannick Ressigeac Initial release 20 April 2017 (Germany) Language French Music director Emmanuel Rambaldi | 7.1/10 IMDb 6.9/10 Letterboxd Music by Emmanuel Rambaldi Edited by Stéphane Pereira Director Julien Rambaldi Box office 4 million USD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Produced by Pauline Duhault
Olivier Delbosc
Marc Missonnier Screenplay by Julien Rambaldi
Kamini
Benoît Graffin Cast Aïssa Maïga, Marc Zinga, Jonathan Lambert, Thomas VDB, Stéphanie Crayencour Similar The Jews, Back to Mom's, Irreplaceable, On the Way to School, Divines | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The african doctor bienvenue marly gomont 2016 trailer french
The African Doctor (original title: Bienvenue à Marly-Gomont) is a 2016 French comedy-drama film based on the life of the father of the musician Kamini, co-written by Kamini and directed by Julien Rambaldi. It stars Marc Zinga and Aïssa Maïga.
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Plot
Seyolo Zantoko has just completed his degree at a French medical school; he was the only African male in his class and circle of friends. After completing his medical degree, he turns down employment in Zaire as the personal physician to the president, Joseph-Desiré Mobutu, as he wishes to avoid the corruption associated with his country. Instead, he is hired by the mayor of a small village, Marly-Gomont in the north of France. He, his wife Anne and their two children, Sivi and Kamini, are disappointed to find out that they are living in a rural village, far from the excitement of Paris. His decision to live in France was mainly driven by the hope of a better education for his children, but he also hopes to apply for the French nationality. Seyolo and his family struggle to adapt to the new life as the locals - unfamiliar with African professionals - fear the newcomers, the children are bullied at school and Seyolo's clinic struggles to go on, as the locals prefer to drive to the next village whenever they need a doctor, instead of being visited by "a sorcerer". Seyolo and his family eventually win the trust of the villagers, and his clinic becomes a success after he delivers the baby of a local farmer.
However, Seyolo is arrested by the French police days before his application for the French nationality is approved and he is forced to stop working. The only hope for Seyolo and his family is that the current mayor be re-elected, although his oppositor, Lavigne, is currently leading the polls and is also determined to stop Seyolo from practicing in the village, preferring instead to hire a doctor of French origin. However, Sivi, is discovered to be a talented football player and wins the hearts of the community by allowing the local team to progress in the league. Seyolo and his children hatch a plan to show the villagers that if Lavigne wins the election, the family will have to leave Marly-Gomont. The villagers, upset at the prospect of losing their best football player, turn out to vote, and the current mayor is re-elected. Finally, the children of the local school perform a play which re-enacts the arrival, and eventual acceptance, of Seyolo and his family, and they realise they are loved by the whole community (except Lavigne, who leaves before the end of the show). Seyolo's clinic re-opens, and the family remains in Marly-Gomont.