La Nuit des Rois
Night of the Kings- Director
- Philippe Lacôte
- Country
- Canada, Senegal, Ivory coast, France
- Year
- 2020
- Genre
- Fiction
- Scriptwriters
- Philippe Lacôte, Delphine Jaquet
- Cast
- Koné Bakary, Steve Tientcheu, Rasmane Ouedraogo, Issaka Sawadogo, Digbeu Jean Cyrille, Abdoul Karim Konaté, Anzian Marcel, Laetitia Ky, Denis Lavant
- Production
- Banshee Films, Wassakara Productions (CI), Peripheria Productions (CA), Yennenga Production (SN)
Storyline
A young man is sent to "La Maca", a prison of Ivory Coast in the middle of the forest ruled by its prisoners. With the red moon rising, he is designated by the Boss to be the new "Roman" and must tell a story to the other prisoners.
Festivals & Academy awards and others
Venice Film Festival 2020
Orizzonti
Seville European Film Festival 2020
The New Waves
Toronto International Film Festival 2020
Contemporary World Cinema
International Film Festival Rotterdam 2021
Limelight
Oscar 2021
International Feature Film (Shortlisted film)
European Film Awards (EFA) 2021
Feature Film Selection
Releases
Spain (24 of September 2021)
Call for proposals Development
Flamingo Films
