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The Cassava Metaphor (2010)
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Add to a movie listLength 15minutes
Themes Films set in Africa
The Cassava Metaphor is a 2010 film.
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Dawn in Yaoundé. Coco, a twenty something Cameroonian is driving a pretty young woman in his taxi. On the way to the airport, he tries to chat her up, but her thoughts seem to be elsewhere. Wistful, she looks out at the streets of the town she is leaving.Actors
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