IL ETAIT UNE FOIS L���INDEPENDANCE

In the early 60 s, Nama and Siré had just got married. Nama decide to settle in a cavee to lead a secluded life and to devote himself to God. One day, God sends an angel to Nama to thank him for being so devoted and asks Nama to take three wishes that he will grant. Through this fable of fifty years of African independence, the young Malian director Daouda Coulibaly reveals why he has earned the title “the new Ousmane Sembene.”