How long is Waiting for Happiness?

Waiting for Happiness is 1 hr 35 min long.

Who is Maata in Waiting for Happiness?

Maata Ould Mohamed Abeid plays Maata in the film.

What is Waiting for Happiness about?

Before immigrating to the West, Abdallah (Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Mohamed) travels to the coastal city of Nouadhibou, Mauritania, to visit his mother. Although he grew up there, Abdallah feels anything but at home in his old neighborhood: He can no longer speak the local dialect, and he wears western clothes that immediately cast him as an outsider. But, as Abdallah spends time with a young boy and an elderly electrician, he can't help but feel a sense of loss for the life he's abandoning.

Waiting for Happiness

Name: Waiting for Happiness
Genre: Drama
Released: 2003-04-04
Duration: 95
Rating: 52

NR 1 hr 35 min

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How long is Waiting for Happiness?: Waiting for Happiness is 1 hr 35 min long.

Who directed Waiting for Happiness?: Abderrahmane Sissako

Who is Maata in Waiting for Happiness?: Maata Ould Mohamed Abeid plays Maata in the film.

What is Waiting for Happiness about?: Before immigrating to the West, Abdallah (Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Mohamed) travels to the coastal city of Nouadhibou, Mauritania, to visit his mother. Although he grew up there, Abdallah feels anything but at home in his old neighborhood: He can no longer speak the local dialect, and he wears western clothes that immediately cast him as an outsider. But, as Abdallah spends time with a young boy and an elderly electrician, he can't help but feel a sense of loss for the life he's abandoning.