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Wikipedia article




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

Synopsis



During the drought, Ptanqui - 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 fathers 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 a suffit' by Amadou Ousmane.

Bibliografia



* Martin, Michael, 'Cinemas of the Black Diaspora', Wayne State University Press, 1995, p. 165. in [https://books.google.com/books/about/Cinemas_of_the_Black_diaspora.html?id=C4jkR-Ga4G4C&redir_esc=y]

* L'Association des trois mondes, 'Dictionnaire du cinma africain', Tome I, Ministre de la coopration et du dveloppement, 1991, p. 132 in [https://books.google.com/books?id=SZh5cQTH3u0C&printsec=frontcover&hl=pt-PT&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false]

* Stam, Robert; Raengo, Alessandra, 'Literature and Film', Blackwell Publishing, 2005, p. 307 in

[https://books.google.com/books?id=if2oWY58r9kC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Literature+and+Film&hl=pt-PT&sa=X&ei=xLFCT8rXJeqh0QWlt-mODw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Literature%20and%20Film&f=false]

See also



*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130117052421/http://www.filmbirth.com/cote_d_ivoire.html/ History of Cinema in Ivory Coast]


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