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Black Dju

1997 · 80 min · Director: Pol Cruchten ★ IMDb 6.5 · 50 ratings

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This standard slice-of-life drama is about Dju Dibonga (Richard Courcet), a young man who leaves his home on Cabo Verde, an island of Portuguese dependency off the coast of Africa, to go to Luxembourg and search for his father. Far from his home village and unfamiliar with the large city, the young black man forms an unlikely friendship with a down-and-out white policeman whose only consolation in life is found at the bottom of a bottle. Their developing companionship forms the main focus of this movie directed by Pol Cruchten.

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Black Dju (1997) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Humor 25%, Nostalgia 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor25%
  2. Hope10%

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The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Humor, Nostalgia. Genres: Comedy. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Humor and Nostalgia. Its IMDb rating of 6.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 62/100.

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Cast

RC
Richard Courcet

PP
Patrice-Flora Praxo

CÉ
Cesária Évora

AK
Adama Kouyaté

MM
Myriam Mézières

MM
Myriam Mézières

La femme seule dans le café

FH
François Hadji-Lazaro

MD
Manu Dibango

Details

Directed by
Pol Cruchten
Written by
Pol Cruchten, Frank Feitler
Type
Movies
Released
1997
Runtime
80 min
Country
Belgium, Luxembourg, Portugal
Genres
Comedy
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.5 · 50 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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