Rain the Color of Blue with a Little Red in It

Overview

Prince goes Sahel in this colorful homage to Purple Rain. Set among the sub-Saharan Tuareg people, and reputedly the first feature film in their Tamashek language (which has no word for "purple," hence the title). Resplendent in a purple robe and matching chopper, smoking hot guitarist Mdou Moctar arrives in a music-mad Niger town and sets about wooing a local beauty, clashing with his pious father, and fencing with the jealous king of the local scene (Kader Tanoutanoute, as wily and dapper as Morris Day) until their climactic six-string shootout.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 17, 2015

Original language

Hausa

Countries

Niger

Production

L'improbable,Sahel Sounds,Tenere Films

Cast

Mdou Moctar,Rhaicha Ibrahim,Abdoulaye Souleymane,Fatimata Falo,Kader Tanoutanoute,Ahmoudou Madassane

Director

Christopher Kirkley

Writer

Christopher Kirkley

Cinematography

Jérôme Fino

Music

Mdou Moctar

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt4675526