简介：BorninMauritaniaandraisedinMali,AbderrahmaneSissakoreceivedascholarshiptostudyfilminMoscow,aftergraduatingfromschool.TolearnRussian,hewassenttoRostovontheDonriverforanentireyear.OntheendlesstrainridefromMoscowtoRostov,hemetBaribanga,anAngolanstudentwhowasgoingtothesamelanguageschool.Thatyear,farfromhome,thetwoAfricansbecamefriends.Almosttwodecadeslater,SissakodecidestosearchforBaribanga.Rostov-Luandatellstwostories,thesearchforthelong-lostfriend,thatleadstoanencounterwithpresent-dayAngola.Itisalsoapersonalretrospective,afilmaboutdepartureandjourneying,fromMauritania,toMaliandthentotheformerSovietUnion,andthenewdestinationinthefilm,Angola.Thefilmweaveshistoriesofmanycountriesandtheirintertwinement,theconfusionofacontinentbecomesasensualexperience,andweperceivesomethingofthehistoryofAfrica.…