The Absence

Overview

After brilliant studies in France and a 15-year absence from his homeland, Adama, a young graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique, rushes back to Senegal. He is alarmed by a message informing him of the sudden decline in his grandmother's health. Upon arriving in Dakar, Adama discovers that his grandmother is in perfect shape... Was this a deliberate ploy to get him back home, and if so, why?

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Cast

William Nadylam

Adama

Mouss Diouf

Le proxénète

Jacky Tavernier

Aïcha

Mame Ndoumbé Diop

La grand-mère

Ibrahima Mbaye

Djibril

Omar Seck

Le Professeur

Ismael Thiam

Souleymane