Night of the Kings
La nuit des rois
A film about resistance and the power of words in the face of violence.
Set in Abidjan’s MACA prison, the aging Black Beard, in attempt to maintain control over his fellow inmates, resorts to a “story” ritual, wherein one prisoner is forced, Scheherazade-style, to tell stories for an entire night. The young pickpocket he chooses relays the haunting tale of the Zama King.
Direction
Screenplay
Cast
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Bakary Koné
Roman
Steve Tientcheu
Blaise, dit Barbe-Noire (Blackbeard)
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Jean Cyrille Digbeu
Demi-Fou (Half-Mad)
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Rasmané Ouédraogo
Soni
Issaka Sawadogo
Nivaquine
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Abdoul-Karim Konate
Lass
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Macel Anzian
Lame de Rasoir (Razor Blade)
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Laetitia Ky
La Reine (The Queen)
Denis Lavant
Silence
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Zunon François Lopez
Policier
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Olivier Alary
Composer
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Tobie Marier-Robitaille
Cinematographer
