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Gito the Ungrateful

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Back home in Bujumbura with a Parisian diploma in his pocket and expecting to walk into a civil service job, Gito finds himself both unemployed and caught between two women: his current French girlfriend Christine and his local old flame Flora.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1992-01-02

Runtime: 87 mins

Director: Léonce Ngabo

Writer: Léonce Ngabo

Spoken language: Français, Kirundi

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Original title: Gito the Ungrateful

Production Companies: TSR, Primwest, Office Fédéral de la Culture, Ministère Français de la Coopération et du Développement, CNC, Agence de la Coopération Culturelle et Technique, UNESCO

Production Countries: Burundi, France, Switzerland

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