Bienvenue à Marly-Gomont

Such a beautiful heartwarming French film. If you like 'Doc Martin' and French comedies, then you'll love this, which is like a combination of them both.

The fact it's based on a true story just makes it even more enjoyable. The performances were great, and while it took me a little to get into, once I did, it was like being wrapped up in a comfy blanket. It has a lighthearted vibe and managed to juggle humour with sensitive racial issues effectively.

At times it even reminded me of 'The Vicar of Dibley' - if the village had received an African doctor instead of female vicar. It has a really nice score throughout, and enough emotional scenes to ensure Kleenex never runs out of business. The final scenes in particular were a fitting climax and great way to finish what was an enjoyable story.

I'm a sucker for triumph over adversity stories, and The African Doctor is a fantastic little film with a big heart.

This movie was heart-warming, funny, sad, and eye-opening, all at once. Showing the difficulties faced by an African family in rural France, in being accepted into the community. It's been on my watch list for a long time, and I'm glad I finally took the time to get around to watching it! Relatively clean, so would be appropriate for children who are old enough to have discussion and understanding of the themes in the movie.

What could have easily been a bleak outlook on racism and the struggle for acceptance by an African Doctor and his family in a small village turns into a fun and light-hearted comedy the whole family can enjoy.

With its comedic ups and downs, and a standout cast playing the family, this movie is a fun, good-quality time guarantee.

This film is based on the real story of Seyolo Zantoko, a doctor of Congolese origin who installed his doctor's office in the village of Marly-Gomont amnd stayed there with his famille from 1970 to 2009. A touching story telling the integration of this family in this village with humour (the white cows looking at Anne , the man explaining what is a leek): little by little the family begins to be accepted and appreciated by the people of Marly-Gomont. The performances of Marc Zinga (Seyolo Zantoko) and Aïssa Maïga (Anne Santoko) are excellent, so as the performances of the French actors and actresses.

For the first time in many, many years, I'm giving a 10 out of 10. In 2006 one of the movie producers composed a song about this family and this story. The same "rapper" is also in the movie and this is the story about his family and being accepted in the 70s in the middle of a conservative nowhere. Anyway. He might not be the best movie made but it made me laugh and the end made me cry. I loved it and I was expecting this for a very long time. Merci Kamini.