Francis Girod	...	(Director)
Georges Conchon, Francis Girod	...	(Writer)
Michel Piccoli	...	Orlaville
Marie-Christine Barrault	...	Laurence
Claude Brasseur	...	Gravenoire
Jacques Dutronc	...	Avit
Doura Mané	...	Patrice Doumbe
Baaron	...	Modimbo
Umban U'kset	...	Kotoko
Jean-Baptiste Tiemele	...	Gohanda
Rüdiger Vogler	...	Tristan
Peter Bachelier	...	Renard
Sidiki Bakaba	...	Cornac
Alphonse Beni	...	Minister One
Philippe Brizard	...	Paul
Celia	...	Irène
Akonio Dolo	...	Boy Elie
Cheik Doukouré	...	Minister of Children's Affairs
Hassane Fall	...	Ministre de la jeunesse
Isabelle Gautier	...	Femme de Gravenoire
Jean-Pierre Honoré	...	Secrétaire de Gohanda
Marblum Jequier	...	Minister's Wife
Lazare Kenmegne	...	Guard
Joseph Momo	...	Boy Raoul
Jacques Sereys	...	Prime Minister
Pierre Walker	...	Swiss Minister
...	...	Orlaville

Summary: In a recently independent African state, whites still hold major positions in the administration: the brutal mercenary Tristan is in charge of the army; the cynical police commissioner Orlaville monitors the manoeuvres of the establishment; the director of the airport acts as factotum for Modimbo, the treacherous minister of information. As for trafficker Gravenoire, he is well-placed to grab an exclusive contract for the uranium mines of the country. All of them openly despise the black population and its weak government. Only health minister Doumbé is trying a bit impulsively to protect the interests of his country. When UNESCO delegate Avit Laurençon arrives, he is immediately entangled in a web of intrigue and passion in which his wife Laurence plays a significant role.