A Senegalese bank-robber born and raised in France is getting over a disastrous heist. As he considers going straight, his cousin calls him from Dakar with an easy opportunity.
Acting
MC Jean Gab'1 carries wounded pride and street smarts effortlessly.
Direction
Laffargue shoots Dakar with sweaty, lived-in authenticity.
Director
Pierre Laffargue
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
MC Jean Gab'1 was primarily known as a rapper before this role; the film was his unlikely breakout into acting.
The film quietly maps the tension between France's banlieues and its former colonies, with Black's body literally caught between two worlds.