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.
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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
