''Koukan Kourcia'' is a 2010 documentary film.

Synopsis

The film portrays the voyage, from

Niger ) , official_languages = , languages_type = National languagesIvory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...

, of Hussey, an ageing Nigerian singer, and Sani Elhadj Magori, the director. He has asked Hussey to accompany him to the Ivory Coast to convince his father to return to his village. In the seventies, Hussey was a very well known singer and had the power to persuade young people to emigrate and try to make their fortune on the coasts of West Africa. Many young Nigerians, like the director's father, left never to come back. What sort of power does Hussey still have over the souls of men?

Awards

* Fespaco 2011 * Milan 2011

External links

* 2010 films Nigerien documentary films French documentary films 2010 documentary films Documentary films about African music Documentary films about singers 2010s French films {{bio-documentary-film-stub