A Balance
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In MACA, the famous Côte d'Ivoire prison, it is the prisoners who set the rules. Blackbeard, the ageing and ailing leader, is losing his grip on his fellow inmates. He chooses a young pickpocket to help him re-affirm his power. He designates the newcomer as "Roman", a status that traditionally requires him to tell a story until sunrise. This is not a simple prison drama; it is a political fable of Shakespearean beauty.
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- Swiss Premiere
- fiction
- Côte d'Ivoire, France, Canada, Senegal |
- 2020 | 93 min. | Colour
- Language: French | Dioula | Nouchi
- Subtitles: French | German | English
Cast & Crew
Screenplay
Philippe Lacôte
Cinematography
Tobie Marier-Robitaille
Editing
Aube Foglia
Music
Olivier Alary
Sound
Emmanuel Croset
Pierre-Jules Audet
Cast
Bakary Koné
Jean cyrille Digbeu
Steve Tientcheu
Rasmané Ouédraogo
Production
Delphine Jaquet
Ernest Konan
Yanick Létourneau
Banshee Films
, 1
Wassakara Productions
, 3
Peripheria
, 2
Yennenga Production
, 4
Print Contact
Xenix Filmdistribution GmbH
Philippe Lacôte
2018 Les Routes de l'Esclavage (TV mini-series, 4 episodes)
2014 Run (first feature, selected in Cannes, awarded in Amiens)
2008 Chroniques de Guerre en Côte d'Ivoire (documentary)
2002 Cairo Hours (documentary)
1994 Somnambule (first short)
