''Il va pleuvoir sur Conakry '' is a 2007

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Synopsis

BB works as a

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at a liberal newspaper and is in love with the boss' lovely, talented

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daughter, Kesso. But his choice meets with stiff opposition from his strict Muslim father Karamako, who is the guardian of the ancestral tradition of their village as well as

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Conakry Conakry (; ; sus, Kɔnakiri; N’ko: ߞߐߣߊߞߙߌ߫, Fula: ''Konaakiri'' 𞤑𞤮𞤲𞤢𞥄𞤳𞤭𞤪𞤭) is the capital and largest city of Guinea. A port city, it serves as the economic, financial and cultural centre of Guinea. Its p ...

. Karamako's dream inspired insistence that BB go to

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to study to become an imam, against the young man's wishes, further complicates the relationship, especially when Kesso becomes pregnant with BB's child.

Awards

* Ouidah (Benín) 2008 * Verona 2007 * Tübingen-Stuttgart 2007 * Songes d'une nuit DV 2007 * FESPACO 2007

References

* 2007 films French drama films Guinean drama films 2000s French films {{2000s-France-film-stub