Kramoko Kouyate, son of a griot, cannot marry Fanta who is of noble blood. In flashback, the film explains the origin of the problem and shows their attempts to get around it.
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Fadika Kramo-Lanciné Director
Fadika Kramo-Lanciné Producer
Joachim Ouatara Writer
Fatou Ouatara Writer
C�te d'Ivoire 02 January 1981
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Franz Bielek is a bailiff by conviction. However, his overzealousness is increasingly a thorn in the side of his superiors, so they transfer him from the provinces to Munich without further ado.
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