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Overview
This feature documentary paints an engaging portrait of Oumar, an auto mechanic from Burkina Faso. Always ready to lend a helping hand, Oumar has become a vital, central part of his community, in Montreal’s Côte-des-Neiges neighbourhood. People tend to gather round as he works, and talk often turns to weighty issues: feminism, polygamy, politics, religion. In eight months’ time, he is due to return for a visit with his family after six years away, so he is searching for hundreds of presents to take with him. Back home, when you leave the nest, it’s to look for wealth. Otherwise, failure awaits…
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- January 1, 1998
- Original language
- French
- Spoken languages
- French
- Countries
- Canada
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- Homepage
- Official site