Anger of the Gods

  • Colère des dieux (La)
Genre : Historical
Type : Fiction
Original title : Collera degli dei (La)
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2003
Format : Feature
Running time : 95 (in minutes)

Burkinabe director Idrissa Ouedraogo (known for films such as TILAI and YAABA) continues a career-long exploration of African tradition with the sweeping revenge drama Anger of the Gods. In Burkina Faso in the mid-1800s (then called Mossi), brothers Tanga and Halyare vie for power as their father lies dying after ruling for 20 years. The boorish Tanga wins and begins a reign of terror, taking villager Rasmane's wife, Awa, as his own. When their child, Salam, proves to be Rasmane's, Halyare coaches the boy in combat in anticipation of Tanga's pre-ordained wrath. This epic tale about royal bloodlines in Burkina Faso reverberates with timelessness and universality. Rich in archetypal characters, and unsparing in showing human greed and weakness, it is also an anguished farewell to pre-colonial rule. Freighted with myth and ancient cultural beliefs, this masterpiece has the power, pathos and eternal truth of a Greek tragedy. Idrissa Ouédraogo · Burkina Faso 2003 · 1h35m · Digibeta · Mooré with English subtitles · Fiction ________________ Nel XIX secolo, nel periodo che precede l'arrivo dei coloni francesi, alla morte dell'imperatore dell'Alto Volta (l'attuale Burkina Faso), il principe Tanga organizza un colpo di stato per conquistare il potere. Sottrae la giovane Awa al suo fidanzato e la sposa. Dieci anni dopo, Tanga scopre che suo figlio Salam è in verità figlio del fidanzato di Awa. Minacciato di morte, Salam fugge con la vendetta nel cuore. Straordinaria intensità visiva e narrativa per un appassionato ritratto politico storico e intimista. Regia: Idrissa Ouédraogo Sceneggiatura: Idrissa Ouédraogo, Olivier Lorelle Fotografia: Abraham Haile Biru Montaggio: Nicolas Barachin Suono: Musica: Troupe du Larlé Naba Interpreti: Barou Oumar Ouedraogo, Rasmané Ouédraogo, Ina Cissé, Nouss Nabil Formato: 35 mm Durata: 95 min. Versione originale: Mooré Produzione/Distribuzione: Les Films de la Plaine

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