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Macadam Tribe is a film of genre Drama directed by Zeka Laplaine with Habib Dembélé
Macadam Tribe (1996)
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Add to a movie listMacadam Tribu is a 1996 comedy-drama produced by José Zeka Laplaine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The film was selected as the Democratic Republic of the Congo's entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 70th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Synopsis
Two brothers, Mike (recently released from prison) and Kapa roam the streets, bars and boxing halls with Duka, their neighborhood friend.Actors
Habib Dembélé
(Pop)
Djibril Kouyaté
(Papa Sandu)
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