The African Doctor
Jun 08 2016
•2h 34m
•Comedy
1975. When Seyolo Zantoko, a doctor from the Congo who has managed, along with his family, to flee tyranny, is hired by the mayor of a small town in northern France, he begins a struggle to adapt to a new life and gain the trust of the prejudiced villagers.
Cast
See allMarc Zinga
Seyolo Zantoko
Aïssa Maïga
Anne Zantoko
Jonathan Lambert
Mayor Lavigne
Rufus
Jean
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