Le Prêt, la poule et l’œuf
Buusaa, a small Ethiopian company dealing in micro-finance, was set up by former political activists on their release from prison. One of them, Adam, manages to convince the peasants from his village to borrow a little money. One woman buys an American hen: the hen lays eggs that will become chickens that will turn into hens. A rat eats the eggs. The woman decides to poison the rat but the American hen also eats the poison and dies. Yet, the loan is still to be repaid… Faced with such problems, the enthusiasm of Buusaa’s representatives come up against their customers’ doubts and lively discussions ensue. Problems of survival mean that ideological principles need rethinking.
Né en 1959 à Lyon. Directeur de la photographie sur des moyens métrages avant de réaliser des documentaires et des films de fiction. A réalisé : • Jacques Monory : peintures, fictions, 1986 • Vivre l’interprétation avec Jeffrey Tate, 1994 • Sale gosse, 1995 • Shakespeare – Des rois dans la tempête, 1996 • Hélène Grimaud, pianiste, 1997 • Dis-moi que je rêve, 1998 • De petits riens, 1999 • Tout va bien on s’en va, 2000 • Le Prêt, la poule et l’œuf, 2002
Archipel 33; TV 10 Angers; Arte France
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