Waiting for Happiness

Release Date: 2002-05-19

Runtime: 91

Languages: العربية | Français

Rating: 6.4

Votes: 26

Genres: Drama

Director: Abderrahmane Sissako

Description: Before immigrating to the West, Abdallah travels to the coastal city of Nouadhibou, Mauritania, to visit his mother. Although he grew up there, Abdallah feels anything but at home in his old neighborh...Before immigrating to the West, Abdallah travels to the coastal city of Nouadhibou, Mauritania, to visit his mother. Although he grew up there, Abdallah feels anything but at home in his old neighborhood: He can no longer speak the local dialect, and he wears western clothes that immediately cast him as an outsider. But, as Abdallah spends time with a young boy and an elderly electrician, he can't help but feel a sense of loss for the life he's abandoning.Read More

Production Companies:

Duo Films

ARTE France Cinéma