Waiting for Happiness

Synopsis

Before immigrating to the West, Abdallah travels to the coastal city of Nouadhibou, Mauritania, to visit his mother. Although he grew up there, Abdallah feels anything but at home in his old neighborhood: he can no longer speak the local dialect and he wears western clothes that immediately cast him as an outsider. But, as Abdallah spends time with a young boy and an elderly electrician, he can't help but feel a sense of loss for the life he's abandoning.

CAST

Abderrahmane Sissako

Director

Khatra Ould Abder Kader

Khatra

Maata Ould Mohamed Abeid

Maata

Mohamed Mahmoud Ould

Abdallah

Nana Diakité

Nana

Fatimetou Mint Ahmeda

Soukeyna, the mother

Makanfing Dabo

Makan

Santha Leng

Tchu

Baba Ould Mini

Sidi

Mickaël Onoimweniku

Mickaël

Diallo Ibrahima Sory

Diallo

Cheick Oumar Tembely

Omar

Jerib Ould Jiddou

Le chaffeur de taxi

Mohamed Salem Ould Dendou

Le docteur

Mohamed Lemine

Le réparateur électricien

Aminala Tembely

La petite fille aux tresses

Abderrahmane Sissako

Director

Khatra Ould Abder Kader

Khatra

Maata Ould Mohamed Abeid

Maata

Mohamed Mahmoud Ould

Abdallah

Nana Diakité

Nana

Fatimetou Mint Ahmeda

Soukeyna, the mother

Makanfing Dabo

Makan

Santha Leng

Tchu

Baba Ould Mini

Sidi

Mickaël Onoimweniku

Mickaël

Diallo Ibrahima Sory

Diallo

Cheick Oumar Tembely

Omar

Jerib Ould Jiddou

Le chaffeur de taxi

Mohamed Salem Ould Dendou

Le docteur

Mohamed Lemine

Le réparateur électricien

Aminala Tembely

La petite fille aux tresses