
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, Dyula
- CountryFrance, Côte d'Ivoire, Canada, Senegal
- RatingR
- DirectorPhilippe Lacôte
- ScreenwriterPhilippe Lacôte
- ProducerDelphine Jaquet, Ernest Konan, Yanick Létourneau
- CastDenis Lavant, Issaka Sawadogo, Steve Tientcheu
- CinematographerTobie Marier-Robitaille
- EditorAube Foglia
- ComposerOlivier Alary
- Sound DesignPierre-Jules Audet

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, Dyula
- CountryFrance, Côte d'Ivoire, Canada, Senegal
- RatingR
- DirectorPhilippe Lacôte
- ScreenwriterPhilippe Lacôte
- ProducerDelphine Jaquet, Ernest Konan, Yanick Létourneau
- CastDenis Lavant, Issaka Sawadogo, Steve Tientcheu
- CinematographerTobie Marier-Robitaille
- EditorAube Foglia
- ComposerOlivier Alary
- Sound DesignPierre-Jules Audet