Jean Odoutan

Born: 1965-10-01

Jean Odoutan (born in 1965) is a comedian, film director, composer, actor, screenwriter and executive movie producer from the African country of Benin. He is also the creator of a film festival, the Quintessence International Film Festival of Ouidah. Odoutan moved to Paris, France as a teenager, at the age of fifteen in 1980. Soon after, he began working in the film industry. Jean Odoutan has been involved in many films, either as actor, director or producer. Many of his movies have been critically acclaimed and he has been guest of honor at many film festivals, including the 2001 Reunion Film Festival. Among the movies he has participated are: Barbecue Pejo (2000); Djib (2000, as director and screenwriter); La Valse des Gros Derrieres (2004, as director and screenwriter). Source: Article "Jean Odoutan" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.


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L.627

as Mamadou Diop
Released: 1992-09-09

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Marche à l'ombre

as (uncredited)
Released: 1984-10-17

Two friends, one a musician the other constantly depressed wander around Greece and France till...

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Mama Aloko

as Jean
Released: 2002-01-23

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as Boubacar
Released: 2000-01-26

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Released: 2016-02-17

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Djib

as Monsieur Explorer
Released: 2000-11-29

Djibril, nicknamed Djib, is a 13 year old black teenager, a rebel of the 90s, who lives with his...

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