While We Live (2016)
Kandia, an African women in her fifties who has lived in Sweden for 30 years, decides to move back to Gambia. Her son Ibbe, who dreams of a career in hip hop and is about to make a breakthrough, goes with her. Their encounter with their homeland, however, doesn't turn out the way they imagined. A warm, broad drama comedy about a universal theme: identity.
- Released
- 2016-10-07
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Olivier Guerpillon, Dani Kouyaté, Dani Kouyaté
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 from 5 votes
Cast
- Josette Bushell-Mingo as Kandia
- Adam Kanyama as Ibbe
- Richard Sseruwagi as Sekou
- Marika Lindström as Ylva
- Sten Ljunggren as Olof
- Mårten Klingberg as Music producer
- Philip Lithner as Billy
- Anna Blomberg as Eva
- Lamine Dieng as Modu
- Kudzai Chimbaira as Soukeina
- Susan Fatima Joh as Aisha
- Christopher Tijan Smith as Karim