Dadié was born in Assinie, Côte d'Ivoire, and attended the local Catholic school in Grand Bassam and then the Ecole William Ponty.
Gigi, Jerome, Christiane, Jean-Claude, and Bernard visit a resort in the Ivory Coast, the Club Med village of Assinie.
Assinie |
Although the movie depicts the adventures of a group of GOs and GMs at Club Med Assinie, the shooting was made mostly at Valtur village Les Paletuviers, next to the Club Med resort.