Cast
Khatra Ould Abdel Kader Maata Ould Mohamed Abeid Fatimetou Mint Ahmed
Credits
Written by: 
Abderrahmane Sissako
Plot
In a small Mauritanian fishing town, a young man returning from abroad meets villagers, a young electrician and a woman who awaits something.
Sinekatalog’s take
Abderrahmane Sissako's poetic film is set in a Mauritanian fishing town where a young man returning from abroad meets villagers and a young electrician. Slow, lyrical and gently comic, it is a delicate meditation on migration and waiting.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.6 / 10 (1,176 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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