Canada / Sep 13, 1995 / Toronto International Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
The movie shows the rise and fall of a cruel and despotic village chief Guimba, and his son Jangine in a fictional village in the Sahel of Mali.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Fabola Issa Traoré | Guimba |
Genres
DramaComedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Guimba, un tyran une époque |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français, Bamanankan |
| Production countries | Mali, Germany, Burkina Faso |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | CNCM, Direction de la Cinematographie Nationale, Kora Films |
| Release date | 24 maggio 1996 |
| Executive producer | Sophie Salbot |
| Production | Idrissa Ouedraogo |
| Writer | Cheick Oumar Sissoko |
| Editing | Kahéna Attia, Joëlle Dufour |
| Cinematography | Lionel Cousin |
| Assistant directors | Cheick Oumar Sissoko |
| Camera operators | Lionel Cousin |
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| Additional photography | Lionel Cousin |
| Production design | Baba Keita, Boubacar Doumbia |
| Art direction | Baba Keita, Boubacar Doumbia |
| Set decoration | Baba Keita, Boubacar Doumbia |
| Music | Michel Risse, Pierre Sauvageot, Joël Rangon, Martin Boissau |
| Sound | Joël Rangon, Michel Risse, Pierre Sauvageot, Martin Boissau |
| Costume design | Kandjoura Coulbaly |
| Makeup | Kandjoura Coulbaly |
| Hairstyling | Kandjoura Coulbaly |
Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
United States / May 24, 1996
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