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Gito l'ingrat

Name: Gito l'ingrat
Released: 1992

1992

Returning to Bujumbura with a Parisian diploma and grand expectations, a young man finds no civil-service job waiting and himself caught between his French girlfriend and a local former sweetheart. A wry comedy about ambition, identity, and coming home — Burundi's first feature.

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Part of 2 Essential Films from Burundi

This film is stop 1 of 2 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Burundi. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

Watching this film stamps Burundi in the 196 country film challenge.