Cast

Dieudonné Kabongo Yves Mba Pascal N'Zonzi Jean LaCroix Kamba Djibril Nguemongwa 'Michou' Michel Tchibinda

Plot

This film tells the story of the president of a fictitious African nation who spends a sleepless night playing checkers with a pot-smoking vagabond who claims to be the all-round champion. However, the rules of the game entail the opponents howling vulgar and foul obscenities at one another.

Sinekatalog’s take

A sleepless president in an imagined African country plays checkers with a pot-smoking drifter, and the game's rules demand howling obscenities. This short is a sharp, absurdist political fable, good for those who like satire with a bite.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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Ratings

IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (29 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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