Movie Description
Sarraounia
(1986)Overview
On 2 January 1899, starting from the French Sudan, a French column under the command of the captains Voulet and Chanoine is sent against the black Sultan Rabah in what is now the Cameroon. Those captains and their African mercenary troops destroy and kill everything they find on their path. The French authorities try to stop them sending orders and a second troop but the captains kill the emissaries who reach them. Sarraounia, queen of the Aznas, have heard about the exactions. Clever in war tactics and in witchcraft, she decides to resist and stop those mad men.
Featured Crew
- Director : Med Hondo
- Producer : Med Hondo
- Writer : Med Hondo
- Editor : Marie-Thérèse Boiché
- Cast : Aï Keïta,Jean-Roger Milo,Féodor Atkine,Didier Sauvegrain,Roger Miremont,Luc-Antoine Diquéro,Jean-Pierre Castaldi
Cast
Sarraounia
Capitaine Voulet
Chanoine
Doctor Henric
Lieutenant Joalland
Lieutenant Pallier
Sergeant Boutel
Posters
Facts
Original TitleSarraounia
Status Released
Release Information
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1986-07-01
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 02h 00m
Production CompaniesDirection de la Cinematographie Nationale,Les Films Soleil O,Ministère de la culture,Ministère de l'information et de la culture du Burkina
Genres
- War
- Drama
- History
