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W.A.K.A. is a film of genre Drama directed by Françoise Ellong with Bruno Henry
W.A.K.A. (2014)
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W.A.K.A se déroule dans la ville de Douala au Cameroun. C'est l'histoire de Mathilde, maman du jeune Adam le jour et prostituée la nuit sous le nom de Maryline. Mathilde se prostitue pour subvenir aux besoins de son fils et s’accommode de sa routine quand un jour, un personnage du passé fait irruption dans sa vie. Sous la coupe de Max, proxénète véreux et violent, Mathilde devra faire des choix bouleversants. Jusqu'où ira-t-elle par amour pour Adam ?Actors
Bruno Henry
(Max)
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