Overview
Beginning in South Africa under the apartheid regime, the film follows a young girl who flees the country after a violent confrontation with a local white landowner in which her father is killed. She settles in Abidjan, where, ten years later, she has become a university student. As part of her studies, she visits the Taureg tribe on the edge of the Sahara before at last returning to post-Apartheid South Africa.
Director and cast
- Souleymane Cissé Director
- Linèo Tsolo as Nandi
- Sidi Yaya Cissé as Solofa
- Eric Miyeni as The father
- Mary Twala as Grandmother
- Nakedi Ribane as The mother
- Mariame Amerou Mohamed Dicko as Nandi at 6 years
- Balla Moussa Keita as Teacher
- Adam Rose as Killer Policeman
- Niamanto Sanogo as Rastas' prophet
- Martin Le Maitre Cast
More films
Unpredictable Nature of the River (1996)
Adventure · Drama · N/A
Nobleman Jean-Francois de la Plaine is exiled to serve as governor of a West African colony.
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Director
- Bernard Giraudeau
- Cast
- Richard Bohringer, Thierry Frémont, Roland Blanche
The Blue Eyes of Yonta (1992)
Drama · N/A
A beautiful, intelligent and flirtatious young girl, Yonta, is secretly in love with a friend of her parents, Vicente, a hero of the war of independence. Vicente is unaware of her passion as she is of the love of a young man who sends her anonymous love letters.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Director
- Flora Gomes
- Cast
- Maysa Marta, Jacquelina Camara, Antonio Simao Mendes
Sambizanga (1973)
Drama · Not Rated
Domingos is a member of an African liberation movement, arrested by the Portuguese secret police, after bloody events in Angola. His wife goes from a prison station to another, trying in vain to find out where he is.
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Director
- Sarah Maldoror
- Cast
- Elisa Andrade, Domingos de Oliveira, Jean M'Vondo
N'Diangane (1975)
Drama
This film presents a harsh critique of the Koranic teaching through the tragic story of a small talibé, student of a beggar.
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Director
- Mahama Traoré
- Cast
- Mame N'Diaye, Abou Camara, Mody Gueye
Asientos (1996)
Documentary · Drama · N/A
Directed by François Woukoache.
- Runtime
- 52m
- Director
- François Woukoache
- Cast
- Samba Sow
Underground (2007)
Action · Not Rated
In the UK suburbs, an underground tournament is set to challenge twelve fighters from different backgrounds to compete for the price of £500,000. They have been handpicked for a no-holds barred competition that will push each fighter to their limit. Each fighter has their own reason for competing, and each will give everything they've ...
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Director
- Chee Keong Cheung
- Cast
- Mark Strange, Nathan Lewis, Joey Ansah
Bodyguard: A New Beginning (2008)
Action · Drama · Thriller · R
Leung is the bodyguard of a Chinese Triad boss, Wong, to whom his loyalty is unrivaled. Living in Hong Kong, Wong requests that his bodyguard travel to the UK to protect a young British woman, whose true identity is known only by Wong himself. Even Wong's son, Yuen, is kept in the dark, which leads to a betrayal that threatens to destr...
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Director
- Chee Keong Cheung
- Cast
- Vincent Sze Cho-Lam, Richard Ng Yiu-Hon, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Comments
Talk about the film with other members