Nationality: Immigrant (1976)
A Mauritanian worker, Sidi, works in France. Like most immigrant workers, he is employed to do the most difficult and dangerous jobs. Sidi and his comrades are exploited systematically and permanently, as much by their employers as by their own countrymen who are constantly able to offer false working papers, slums where immigrants buy at high cost their right to sleep. But faced with racism and economic exploitation, immigrant workers communicate, organise...
Director: Sidney Sokhona
Genre: Drama, Documentary
Runtime: 72 min
Release Date: January 7, 1976
Cast
Screenplay
- Sidney Sokhona (Screenplay)
Music: Moussa N'Dango
Cinematography: Frédéric Variot, Étienne Carton de Grammont
Editing: Danièle Tessier
Production: Comité du film Éthnographique, S.E.R.D.D.A.V., GREC
Country: France, Mauritania
Language: Français
Original Language: fr
Themes
Immigrant and Refugee Lives
Keywords
immigrant, work, strike, france, african
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Nationality: Immigrant about?
- A Mauritanian worker, Sidi, works in France. Like most immigrant workers, he is employed to do the most difficult and dangerous jobs. Sidi and his comrades are exploited systematically and permanently, as much by their employers as by their own countrymen who are constantly able to offer false working papers, slums where immigrants buy at high cost their right to sleep. But faced with racism and economic exploitation, immigrant workers communicate, organise...
- Who directed Nationality: Immigrant?
- Nationality: Immigrant was directed by Sidney Sokhona.
- Who stars in Nationality: Immigrant?
- Nationality: Immigrant stars Sidney Sokhona, Frank Valmont, Jacques Ruisseau, Denis Parichon, Sally N'Dongo, Constant Hames.
- How long is Nationality: Immigrant?
- Nationality: Immigrant has a runtime of 1h 12m (72 minutes).
- What genre is Nationality: Immigrant?
- Nationality: Immigrant is a Drama, Documentary film.
- Where was Nationality: Immigrant produced?
- Nationality: Immigrant was produced in France, Mauritania.
- What are the themes of Nationality: Immigrant?
- The themes of Nationality: Immigrant include: Immigrant and Refugee Lives.