Three cheaters fake their deaths. The wives? Not buying it. Chaos ensues.
On their ladyfriends' insistence, their "Tchiza", three friends go on an extramarital trip out of Ouagadougou, a fake mission to Abidjian being the perfect alibi. But it all goes downhill when they learn that the plane they should have been in has crashed down. How can they come back home when they're supposed to be dead? Their wives' vengeance will burn the ground they walk on.
Acting
Sawadogo and Yoda's panicked chemistry sells every lie.
Writing
Tight farce structure—each alibi collapses beautifully.
Director
Boubakar Diallo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Boubakar Diallo is a Burkinabé comedy institution—this film satirizes Ouagadougou's bourgeoisie with sharp local specificity that rarely travels internationally.
The 'Tchiza' concept—a sanctioned boys' trip as marital pressure valve—reflects real West African social dynamics rarely explored in cinema.
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