Le Djassa A Pris Feu

Synopsis



Tony is a deschooled young man who, in order to support himself, tries to sell cigarettes in the maquis and other bars along the famous "Rue Princesse". The young man's daily life is one of resourcefulness, tipping over when, to protect his little sister, harassed by a group of delinquents, he stabs one of them. Tony's head is therefore put a price on it. To protect himself, he will then have no choice but to join a gang. But in addition to his enemies, Tony will have to face his older brother, Mike, who chose another path by becoming a police inspector. Film shot entirely in Nouchi, the slang of Abidjan's youth, "Le Djassa a pris feu" is an incursion into the eventful and dangerous life of young offenders who live in the heart of the great African capitals.

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