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A Tooth for a Tooth

A Tooth for a Tooth

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 26, 2023

Runtime

1h 24m

Genres

Drama

Original Title

Dent pour Dent

Production Companies

Neon Rouge Production, Sunuy Films, Tact Production, Moabi Films, Karekezi Film Production

Director

Ottis Ba Mamadou

Description

Idrissa lives in the suburbs of Dakar, Senegal. As a result of budgetary restrictions imposed by the IMF, then headed by Dominique Strauss-Kahn, he lost his job as a civil servant. Since then, Idrissa has been looking for work, without success. His pride as an African man is all the more affected by the fact that he is now entirely dependent on his wife, Viviane, who somehow manages to support the family through her medical practice. Aminata (Idrissa and Viviane’s daughter) and Moussa, two young students in love with each other, also see their lives disrupted by the economic situation imposed on the country. After yet another humiliation, Idrissa, who holds Strauss-Kahn responsible for his misfortune, decides to go and see a marabout to prepare his revenge…