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A young man is sent to "La Maca", a prison of Ivory Coast in the middle of the forest ruled by its prisoners. With the red moon rising, he is designated by the Boss to be the new "Roman" and must tell a story to the other prisoners.

Alex tries to unravel the mystery of his brother's death while taking on a family secret.

During a visit to Abidjan, French artist Jean-Michel Baquiat comes face to face with demons, ghosts, doubt - and his own death

Run escapes... He just killed the Prime Minister of his country. In order to do so, he had to act as if he was a crazy man, wandering through the city. His life comes back by flashes ; his childhood with Tourou when his dream was to become a rain miracle-worker, his adventures with Gladys the eater, and his past as a young member of militia, in the heart of the politic and military conflict in Ivory Coast. All those lives, Run didn't choose them. Everytime, he felt in by running from another life. That's the reason why his name's Run.

After his father died, Tony was pulled out of school by his mother; and when she passed away, he made his way by selling cigarettes on Princess Street, famous in Abidjan for its exciting nightlife. Now 21 years old, Tony is bitterly convinced that his future has been sacrificed, and is desperate for a way out of the ghetto.

Jonas lives with his parents in an old farmhouse perched in the high valleys. Young solitary king of the streams and surrounding undergrowth, he grew up happy and a little out of time. But one day, Jonas's world collapses. His father died. And here is Jonas, just before the funeral, wandering in the courtyard of the farm in the middle of the silent neighbors.

In September 2002, the director Philippe Lacôte was in Ivory Coast when the war began. He filmed his neighborhood in a suburb of Abidjan, during the 2 first weeks of curfew. From these first images is born a changing film, which takes the form of 3 chronicles. Between intimate narration, essay and diary, a personal portrait of Ivory Coast.

Igor takes messages round on a white horse. He is far from being a prince, but he does arrive at the right moment for the family he meets. Or doesn't he?