Dancing in the Dust

Year: 1989

Runtime: 91 mins

Language: French

Director: Henri Duparc

Comedy

The chief of an African village, called ‘Demi Dieu’ because he sees himself second only to God in ownership of all things, already has five wives. Unsatisfied, he seeks a sixth so he can have a different wife for each day of the week, leaving Sunday for rest. His quest exposes the comic absurdities of his vanity and the villagers’ reactions.

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