Under House Arrest
1981, French. Directed by Paulin Soumanou Vieyra.
The president of an African country is closely allied with European entrepreneurs for his own benefit and theirs. The sky falls on their heads when a political essay on "The Political Structures of Traditional Power" is published. To make matters worse, the military gets involved. The president, whose party ruled unchallenged (single-party system), finds himself under house arrest.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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- Released
- 1 January 1981
- Original title
- En résidence surveillée
- Country
- Senegal, France
- Written by
- Paulin Soumanou Vieyra
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Under House Arrest (1981) was directed by Paulin Soumanou Vieyra and stars Douta Seck, Michel Coulon, Joseph Baloma Sane.