Petanqui

1983 Ivorian film

Petanqui

Directed by| Yeo Kozoloa
Produced by| Jean-Louis Koula
Starring| Sidiki Bakaba
Douta Seck
Edited by| N'Zue Kouakou

Production
companies

Les Films de la Montagne, O.R.T.N, Ciprofilm

Distributed by| Marfilmes

Release date

* 1983 (1983)

Running time

| 108 minutes
Countries| Ivory Coast
Niger
France
Language| French

Petanqui (original title: Pétanqui (Le droit à la vie) is a 1983 drama film directed by Yeo Kozoloa.

## Synopsis[edit]

During the drought, Pétanqui - who is responsible for the distribution of food to the population - enjoys a good life, a nice house, lovers and an official car. His son returns from France with a law degree, and although he does not approve his father's lifestyle, he decides to defend him in court when he is accused of embezzlement.

His defence becomes a strong attack on civil servants and members of government who take advantage of their situation. After all, his father is the lesser evil of a state of generalized corruption in the country.

From the novel 15 ans ça suffit by Amadou Ousmane.

## Bibliografia[edit]

* Martin, Michael, Cinemas of the Black Diaspora, Wayne State University Press, 1995, p. 165\. in [1]
* L'Association des trois mondes, Dictionnaire du cinéma africain, Tome I, Ministère de la coopération et du développement, 1991, p. 132 in [2]
* Stam, Robert; Raengo, Alessandra, Literature and Film, Blackwell Publishing, 2005, p. 307 in

[3]

## See also[edit]

* History of Cinema in Ivory Coast

## External links[edit]

* Yeo Kozoloa at IMDb
* Petanqui at IMDb
* Petanqui in Africultures (in French)

## References[edit]

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