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| Directed by | Léonce Ngabo |
| Produced by | Jacques Sandoz, Films Production |
| Starring | Joseph Kumbela Marie Bunel Aoua Sangare Eric Depreter |
| Cinematography | Matthias Kälin |
| Edited by | Dominique Roy |
| Music by | Pierre-Alain Hofmann |
| Distributed by | Marfilmes |
Release date |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | Burundi |
| Languages | French Kirundi |
Gito, l'ingrat ([ɡi.to lɛ̃.ɡʁa], "Gito the Ingrate") is a 1992 Burundian comedy film directed by Léonce Ngabo.
Synopsis
Gito is a Burundian student who lives in Paris. When he finishes his studies, he decides to go back to his country and promises his French girlfriend that he will call her when he becomes a minister, something that he is convinced that will happen. However, he loses gradually his ambition as he is confronted with the country reality. He thus starts going out again with his childhood loved one. Nevertheless, he will make the best of a bad deal, with the help of the two women of his life.
Festivals
- Amakula Kampala International Film Festival, Uganda (1992)[1]
- Jameson Dublin International Film Festival, Ireland (1992)
- London Film Festival, England
Awards
- Oumarou Ganda Prize and Best Actor at FESPACO - Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (1993)
- Air Afrique Prize at African Film Festival, Italy (1993)
- Best film - Jury's prize at Lisboa Film Festival, Portugal (1993)
- Émile Cantillon Prize at Festival International du Film Francophone, Belgium (1992)[2]
- Prix de la Ville d'Amiens do Amiens International Film Festival, France (1992)[3]
- Hani Jahvaria and Press Prizes at Carthage Film Festival, Tunis (1992)
References
- ↑ "Amakula". Amakula.com. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-12-31. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Accueil". Fifam.fr. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
Bibliography
- Russel, Sharon A., Guide to African Cinema, 1998, pp. 68–70
External links
- Gito, l'ingrat - IMDb page about Gito, l'ingrat
- Article in Africultures
- Entire film on YouTube
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