Night of the Kings
Original title: La nuit des rois
“A film about resistance and the power of words in the face of violence.”
2020 · 1 h 33 min
Directed by 
Philippe Lacôte
Philippe LacôteCast
Bakary Koné 
Steve Tientcheu Jean Cyrille Digbeu 
Rasmané Ouédraogo 
Issaka Sawadogo Abdoul-Karim Konate
Credits
Written by: Delphine Jaquet
Plot
A young inmate is chosen to tell stories all night in a prison ruled by its inmates, as the red moon rises.
Sinekatalog’s take
A rich storytelling film mixing myth and prison drama.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.5 / 10 (3,142 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.