The African Doctor
Taste attributes: comedydramabiographyslowfresh & originalrealisticlinearemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipfish out of water/culture clashinjustice/tragedy/vengeancesocial commentary
Boxlist takeA grounded, original comedy, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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What lines up
- Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
- Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
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Synopsis
Seyolo Zantoko is a doctor from Congo who wants to get away from dictatorship and he is hired by the mayor of a small village in the north of France. The locals fear Seyolo and his family as they have never seen African people before, and Seyolo and his family struggle to adapt to this new life. But Seyolo is determined to succeed and to win the trust of the villagers.
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- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 2016
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Cinéfrance
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