With a mix of horror and western genres, Jean Luc Herbulot's Saloum spotlights unlikely heroes, traditional beliefs and a whole lotta action to grace any film fanatic's eyeballs. Chaka (Yann Gael), Raffa (Roger Sallah), and Minuit (Mentor Ba) are a trio called the Bangui's Hyenas. These mercenaries clean up for the military in 2003, during... Continue Reading →
Philippe Lacôte’s Night of the Kings defies genre. Through dance, music and calling upon the pageantry of the stage, he creates a world of storytellers and danger within MACA, one of the most notorious jails on the Côte D’Ivoire, in D’Abijan. This critically-acclaimed film draws on Lacôte’s own experiences as a child visiting his mother in MACA,... Continue Reading →
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