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Case départ

Case départ

20116.01h 34m

Overview

Two contempo Frenchmen of Antillean descent visit their ancestor's time as well as their land in the slavery-themed French era.

Directed by Thomas Ngijol
Written by Jérôme L'hotsky, Fabrice Eboué, Thomas Ngijol
Produced by Alain Goldman
Box OfficeBudget: $8.5M0

Top Cast

Thomas Ngijol

Thomas Ngijol

Joël / Gédéon

Fabrice Eboué

Fabrice Eboué

Régis / Gaspard

Joséphine de Meaux

Joséphine de Meaux

Joséphine Jourdain

Etienne Chicot

Etienne Chicot

Monsieur Jourdain

Ériq Ebouaney

Ériq Ebouaney

Isidore

Michel Crémadès

Michel Crémadès

Isaac

David Salles

David Salles

Monsieur Henri

Stéfi Celma

Stéfi Celma

Rosalie

Catherine Hosmalin

Catherine Hosmalin

Madame Jourdain

Franck de la Personne

Franck de la Personne

Le curé

Themes & Keywords

slaverytime travelattempt to escapeblack humormaroonedback in timefrench colonyblack slavewhipping a slaveanachronismchanging the past or futuresold into slaveryantillesestranged brothermaledictioncomedy

About Case départ

Case départ is a comedy film released in 2011 exploring themes of slavery, time travel, attempt to escape, black humor, marooned, back in time. Directed by Thomas Ngijol, it stars Thomas Ngijol, Fabrice Eboué, Joséphine de Meaux. Two contempo Frenchmen of Antillean descent visit their ancestor's time as well as their land in the slavery-themed French era.

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