Ya bon les blancs (1988)
Directed by Marco Ferreri

Comedy / Drama
aka: How Good the Whites Are

Film Synopsis

An aeroplane carrying the humanitarian team The Blue Angels comes into land at an airport in an African state.   The white benefactors receive a heroes' welcome from the press and local dignitaries but it isn't long before they are busy loading lorries with their precious cargo of food.  Their destination: a region of the Sahara where thousands are at risk of starving.  The expedition will be fraught with misunderstandings and hazards, and not all of the Blue Angels will return home...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Marco Ferreri
  • Script: Rafael Azcona (dialogue), Marco Ferreri (dialogue)
  • Cinematographer: Ángel Luis Fernández
  • Cast: Maruschka Detmers (Nadia), Michele Placido (Michel), Juan Diego (Diego Ramirez), Jean-François Stévenin (Peter), Nicoletta Braschi (Luisa), Pedro Reyes (Martin), Sotigui Kouyaté (Le chef de tribu), Pascal N'Zonzi (Le griot), Katoucha (Ayodou), Ben Taleb Moha (Vincent), Marcelo García Flores (Gustave), Alex Descas (Le travailleur chez Renault), Marisa Tejada (Pasca), Michel Piccoli (Père Jean-Marie), Carlos Del Val (Claudio), Evelyne Pieiller, Cheik Doukouré, Francisco Jones Ivina, Manuel Eurico Carballo, Manolo Betancourt
  • Country: Spain / Italy / France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 98 min
  • Aka: How Good the Whites Are ; Come sono buoni i bianchi

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