Cast

Issa Falaba Traoré Balla Moussa Keita Habib Dembélé Lamine Diallo Maimouna Hélène Diarra Mouneissa Maiga

Credits

Written by: Cheick Oumar Sissoko

Plot

In a legendary West African kingdom, the cruel dictator Guimba and his son rule by terror, and a young man's love of a girl becomes a threat, in a political fable.

Sinekatalog’s take

A satirical, allegorical African political fable.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.5 / 10 (262 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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