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Sarraounia

1986
  • Med Hondo
  • 2h 2m
  • July 1, 1986 · Burkina Faso, France, Mauritania

Overview

On 2 January 1899, starting from the French Sudan, a French column under the command of the captains Voulet and Chanoine is sent against the black Sultan Rabah in what is now the Cameroon. Those captains and their African mercenary troops destroy and kill everything they find on their path. The French authorities try to stop them sending orders and a second troop but the captains kill the emissaries who reach them. Sarraounia, queen of the Aznas, have heard about the exactions. Clever in war tactics and in witchcraft, she decides to resist and stop those mad men.

Details

Status
Released
Release date
July 1, 1986
Original language
French
Spoken languages
French
Countries
Burkina Faso, France, Mauritania
Director
Med Hondo
Producer
Med Hondo
Cinematography
Guy Famechon
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
Not recorded
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