Salah, an African toubab?

Salah, an African toubab? (DVD) (*)

~~$31.99~~ $25.97

Language Selections:
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
Netherlands ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
70 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2008 and produced in:
Netherlands ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Margriet Jansen

Written By:
Margriet Jansen
Petra Lataster-Czisch

Actors:
Salah Salahina Sounfountera ..... Himself

Synopsis:

Salah - an African toubab? is an intimate portrait of a young man struggling with his identity, we get to see a different picture of contemporary West-Africa.Having made his decision to stay, and ambitious enough to build his own company in Africa, his daily reality is a hard one. As a tourist guide he has become a 'modern man', with western ideas who wants to take the best of both worlds, not realising that he will fall into the gap between two cultures. The question 'Who am I?' cuts to the core. His ideas conflict with the expectations of both his family and his wife. He is seen as a toubab, an outsider, a white man. He constantly needs to prove that he is still one of them, to demonstrate that he has not become godless. They have to see him praying. He has to prove that he is not selfish, that he still wants to help his relatives when he is able to. But he opposes strongly to some of the ingrained customs and traditions that encourage dependence and inertia.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 18 April, 2010.