As a convoluted mystery, this works pretty well on its own terms, as long as one doesn't pay too much attention to the real-world likelihood of it all. For me, there were just too many unlikely interlinkings of the characters to be credible.
As an imperialist allegory, it's OK - but would the relatively small (in French terms) savings of a farmer really be enough to transform the life of an average Ivory Coast conman as significantly as depicted? As with other commenters, I was quite taken with the early parts of this film, but towards the end of that segment, I'd started to disengage with the story and most of the characters.
Worth a look though, if you suspend disbelief enough.
As an imperialist allegory, it's OK - but would the relatively small (in French terms) savings of a farmer really be enough to transform the life of an average Ivory Coast conman as significantly as depicted? As with other commenters, I was quite taken with the early parts of this film, but towards the end of that segment, I'd started to disengage with the story and most of the characters.
Worth a look though, if you suspend disbelief enough.