Sylvestre Amoussou

AKA:
0.0297

1964-12-31

Benin

Biography

Sylvestre Amoussou is a Beninese actor turned film director, best known for his 2006 film Africa Paradis, a satire on immigration. After living in France for twenty years, and experiencing the lack of interesting roles offered to black actors in France, he decided to make his own movies.

Crew Roles

One Step Forward
Director
One Step Forward
Producer
Africa Paradise
Director
African Storm: A Continent Under Influence
Idea
Africa Paradise
Screenplay
African Storm: A Continent Under Influence
Director
Cast RolesCast Roles Played = {9}

Owner of the pizzeria

1994-01-08 0

Le paradis absolument

Gerard has just lost his job and his marital life is falling apart. He accidentally falls off a bridge and meets Sarah who believes he wanted to commit suicide. ...
Genre :Comedy, TV Movie

Ami Ousmane

2017-01-18 6.044

He Even Has Your Eyes

Paul is married to Sali. Everything would be fine if they could get a child. Until the day when Sali receives the call that they have been waiting for so long: their adoption file is approved. He is a ...
Genre :Comedy

Ezo Essogbe

2017-03-01 6.25

African Storm: A Continent Under Influence

The president of an African country, suffering from seeing its rich natural resources exploited only by western corporations, decides to nationalize all means of production built on the territory by f ...
Genre :Drama

1996-03-20 4.968

Ghost with Driver

A chauffeur for a corrupt CEO, and a few hours later, his boss himself, are killed by the industrialist's associate. But their ghosts remain on Earth, and they try to tell the millionaire's teenage so ...
Genre :Comedy, Fantasy

Uncle Beki

2016-06-08 6.814

The African Doctor

1975. When Seyolo Zantoko, a doctor from the Congo who has managed, along with his family, to flee tyranny, is hired by the mayor of a small town in northern France, he begins a struggle to adapt to a ...
Genre :Comedy

Modibo Koudossou

2007-02-28 4.7

Africa Paradise

France, 2033. Olivier, an engineer, and Pauline, a teacher, decide to emigrate to the United States of Africa because they can no longer live in their country. ...
Genre :Drama

1995-02-01 6.4

Elisa

Marie has had a tough childhood ever since her mother Elisa committed suicide. She has spent most of her life in an orphanage and now makes a living as a small time criminal in Paris. Now she wants to ...
Genre :Drama

Boubacar Godmey / Koffi Godomey

2011-03-03 0

One Step Forward

A small craftsman disappears, his brother, a grocer, searches for him and… to his surprise, he finds a misappropriation of Humanitarian Aid! Someone's lining their pockets, but who? And what is the li ...
Genre :Comedy, Crime

Serge

2025-06-25 5.6

Black to the Future

In the utmost secrecy, the first African space mission is preparing to take off! The crew, from Africa and its diaspora, is set to explore the planet "NARDAL", assessing its potential as a refuge for ...
Genre :Comedy