A missing brother. Stolen aid money. The biggest heist nobody's talking about.
A small craftsman disappears, his brother, a grocer, searches for him and… to his surprise, he finds a misappropriation of Humanitarian Aid! Someone's lining their pockets, but who? And what is the little craftsman doing in there? Investigation, twists and turns, suspenses, prosecutions and murders follow! But, beyond this form, the substance never ceases to be present, namely: why do those who need it most accept to see a large part of the international donations intended for them disappear?
Writing
Satire that bites harder than most documentaries
Acting
Amoussou pulling double duty with sly precision
Director
Sylvestre Amoussou
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Amoussou shot this in Benin with local crew, deliberately sidestepping the 'poverty porn' aesthetic Western films impose on African corruption narratives.
The film's French title 'Un Pas en Avant' references a 2009 real aid scandal in West Africa where EU food shipments were resold by government officials—Amoussou fictionalized the aftermath nobody was prosecuted for.
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