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Summary
In West Africa during the late 17th century, King Adanggaman leads a war against his neighboring tribes, ordering his soldiers to torch enemy villages, kill the elderly and capture the healthy tribesmen to sell to the European slave traders.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+15)
Critics 80Audiences 65GoodWatch 65
Tomatometer90%
Metascore70
IMDb6.8
Audience score62%
Running time
1 h 30 min
Shorter than most dramas, −19 min on the typical 109
typical 10990Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Released
2000
August 31, 2000
26 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
French
Original language
Also spoken
BambaraMade in
Côte d’Ivoire
Burkina Faso
France
Italy
Switzerland
Directing · 1
- Roger Gnoan M'Bala Director, Writer
Writing · 2
- Jean-Marie Adiaffi Writer
- Bertin Akaffou Writer
Production · 1
- Tiziana Soudani Producer
Editing · 1
- Monica Goux Editor
Sound · 1
- Lokua Kanza Music
Art · 1
- Jean-Baptiste Lerro Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Aissatou Traore Costume Design
Other crew · 1
- Mohammed Soudani Cinematography
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