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.
Official Entry, 93rd Academy Awards® Best International Feature Film - Ivory Coast
- Year2020
- Runtime93 min
- LanguageFrench Dyula with English subtitles
- CountryIvory Coast
- PremiereVenice Film Festival, New York Film Festival, Tornoto International Film Festival
- DirectorPhilippe Lacôte
- ScreenwriterPhilippe Lacôte, Delphine Jaquet
- ProducerDelphine Jaquet, Yanick Létourneau, Ernest Konan, Yoro Mbaye
- CastKoné Bakary, Steve Tientcheu, Digbeu Jean Cyrille, Rasmané Ouédraogo, Issaka Sawadogo, Karim Konaté, Anzian Marcel, Laetitia Ky
- CinematographerTobie Marier Robitaille
- EditorAube Foglia
- Production DesignSamuel Teisseire
- 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.
Official Entry, 93rd Academy Awards® Best International Feature Film - Ivory Coast
- Year2020
- Runtime93 min
- LanguageFrench Dyula with English subtitles
- CountryIvory Coast
- PremiereVenice Film Festival, New York Film Festival, Tornoto International Film Festival
- DirectorPhilippe Lacôte
- ScreenwriterPhilippe Lacôte, Delphine Jaquet
- ProducerDelphine Jaquet, Yanick Létourneau, Ernest Konan, Yoro Mbaye
- CastKoné Bakary, Steve Tientcheu, Digbeu Jean Cyrille, Rasmané Ouédraogo, Issaka Sawadogo, Karim Konaté, Anzian Marcel, Laetitia Ky
- CinematographerTobie Marier Robitaille
- EditorAube Foglia
- Production DesignSamuel Teisseire
- ComposerOlivier Alary
- Sound DesignPierre-Jules Audet