A young man is sent to “La Maca”, a prison in the middle of the Ivorian forest ruled by its inmates. As tradition goes with the rising of the red moon, he is designated by the Boss to be the new “Roman” and must tell a story to the other prisoners. Learning what fate awaits him, he begins to narrate the mystical life of the legendary outlaw named “Zama King” and has no choice but to make his story last until dawn.
- Year2020
- Runtime93 minutes
- LanguageFrench, Dioula, Nouchi (Ivorian slang)
- CountryCôte d'Ivoire, France, Canada, Senegal
- DirectorPhilippe Lacôte
- ScreenwriterPhilippe Lacôte
- ProducerDelphine Jaquet, Yanick Létourneau, Ernest Konan, Yoro Mbaye
- CastKoné Bakary, Steve Tientcheu, Rasmané Ouédraogo, Issaka Sawadogo, Digbeu Jean Cyrille, Abdoul Karim Konaté, Anzian Marcel, Laetitia Ky, Denis Lavant
A young man is sent to “La Maca”, a prison in the middle of the Ivorian forest ruled by its inmates. As tradition goes with the rising of the red moon, he is designated by the Boss to be the new “Roman” and must tell a story to the other prisoners. Learning what fate awaits him, he begins to narrate the mystical life of the legendary outlaw named “Zama King” and has no choice but to make his story last until dawn.
- Year2020
- Runtime93 minutes
- LanguageFrench, Dioula, Nouchi (Ivorian slang)
- CountryCôte d'Ivoire, France, Canada, Senegal
- DirectorPhilippe Lacôte
- ScreenwriterPhilippe Lacôte
- ProducerDelphine Jaquet, Yanick Létourneau, Ernest Konan, Yoro Mbaye
- CastKoné Bakary, Steve Tientcheu, Rasmané Ouédraogo, Issaka Sawadogo, Digbeu Jean Cyrille, Abdoul Karim Konaté, Anzian Marcel, Laetitia Ky, Denis Lavant