Cast
Pierre Bokma Jean-Christophe Folly Jenny Schily 
Hippolyte Girardot Maria Elise Miller Sava Lolov
Credits
Written by: 
Ulrich Köhler
Plot
A German doctor working on an anti-sleeping-sickness program in Cameroon becomes unwilling to return to Europe, and years later a French-Congolese doctor investigates him.
Sinekatalog’s take
A slow, hypnotic drama about colonial leftovers.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.2 / 10 (740 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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