''Clando'' is a

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drama film from

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directed by Jean-Marie Teno. Initially set in Douala, the film explores the experiences of Anatole Sobgui (played by Paulin Fodouop), a man who loses his job as a computer programmer and begins working as an unlicensed

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(or 'clando') who is arrested and tortured by a corrupt regime for printing anti-government leaflets. Left sexually and psychologically impotent by the experience, his life begins to deteriorate rapidly. He migrates to

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to find his former employer's son, Chamba. Here, he falls in love with a local, a political activist named Irene, who convinces him to return home to Cameroon. ''Clando'' was Teno's first feature-length film. It addresses issues around migration and

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in Cameroon, and sharply criticizes the authoritarian leadership.

Cast

*Anatole Sobgui - Paulin Fodouop *Madeleine Sobgui - Henriette Fenda *Irene - Caroline Redl *Chamba Rigobert - Joseph Momo *Tchobe - Guillaume Nana

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