SLUMLORD

Category: Long Feature
Production year: 2021
Country: France
Genre(s): Drama

Director(s): Steve Achiepo
Cast: Moussa Mansaly, Aïssa Maïga, Ophélie Bau, Mamadou Minté, Benoît Magimel
Scriptwriter(s): Steve Achiepo, Romy Coccia Di Ferro

Production company: Barney Production
French Distributor: The jokers
International sales: Orange Studio

Synopsis

2011. Affected by years in prison, Djo is a delivery driver in the city of Cergy. As the crisis erupts in Côte d’Ivoire, he finds himself having to clandestinely house members of his family.
The prospect of offering a better life to his daughter is gradually tipping him into a spiral where he will lose control.