Movie Description

Akounak tedalat taha tazoughai

(2015)

Overview

Prince goes Sahel in this colorful homage to Purple Rain. Set among the sub-Saharan Tuareg people, and reputedly the first feature film in their Tamashek language (which has no word for "purple," hence the title). Resplendent in a purple robe and matching chopper, smoking hot guitarist Mdou Moctar arrives in a music-mad Niger town and sets about wooing a local beauty, clashing with his pious father, and fencing with the jealous king of the local scene (Kader Tanoutanoute, as wily and dapper as Morris Day) until their climactic six-string shootout.

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Original TitleAkounak tedalat taha tazoughai

Status Released

Release Information

  • 2015-04-17

Original Language

Runtime 01h 15m

Production CompaniesL'improbable,Sahel Sounds,Tenere Films

Genres

  • Drama
  • Music
  • Romance