A la tête de la direction des Examens et Concours de Ouagadougou, Modibo est devenu une légende tant il a été inflexible face aux interventions et aux tentatives de corruption. Alors qu’il se prépare à jouir d’une retraite bien méritée qui lui permettra d’aller voir ses filles en Europe, Modibo reçoit la visite surprise d’une délégation de son village natal. Le vieux chef vient de décéder, il est urgent de lui trouver un successeur. Modibo est fortement pressenti car sa candidature apparaît aux yeux des vieux sages comme une solution de compromis pour éviter un affrontement entre deux clans rivaux. Modibo résiste, puis finit par se laisser convaincre. Mais lorsque sa candidature est acceptée par le Conseil des sages, on découvre qu’une condition n’est pas remplie : le chef doit être marié. Or, Modibo est veuf…

de Boubakar Diallo (Burkina Faso)
Long-métrage de fiction, 100′, comédie
Production : Avalon (France) | Les Films du Dromadaire

At the head of the Directorate of Examinations and Competitions in Ouagadougou, Modibo has become a legend for his inflexibility in the face of interventions and attempts at corruption. As he prepares to enjoy a well-deserved retirement that will allow him to visit his daughters in Europe, Modibo receives a surprise visit from a delegation from his native village. The old chief has just died and a successor must be found. Modibo is strongly considered as a candidate, because in the eyes of the old wise men, his candidacy appears to be a compromise solution to avoid a confrontation between two rival clans. Modibo resisted, but was eventually convinced. But when his candidacy is accepted by the Council of Elders, it is discovered that one condition has not been met: the chief must be married. Modibo is a widower…

by Boubakar Diallo (Burkina Faso)
Feature film, 100′, comedy
Production: Avalon (France) | Les Films du Dromadaire