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A Balasaur Score of 75 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 96%, Metacritic 82/100. Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 80% of the 6,857 2020s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
A young man is sent to "La Maca," a prison in the middle of the Ivorian forest ruled by its inmates. As tradition goes with the rising of the red moon, he is designated by the Boss to be the new "Roman" and must tell a story to the other prisoners. Learning what fate awaits him, he begins to narrate the mystical life of the legendary outlaw named "Zama King" and has no choice but to make his story last until dawn.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes96%
Metacritic82/100
Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do.
89 audience votes
Key crew
- Olivier AlaryOriginal Music Composer
- Philippe LacôteDirector
- Philippe LacôteScreenplay
Cast
- Koné BakaryRoman
- Steve TientcheuBarbe Noire (Blackbeard)
- Digbeu Jean CyrilleDemi-Fou (Half-Mad)
- Rasmané OuédraogoSoni
- Issaka SawadogoNivaquine
- Denis LavantSilence
- Abdoul Karim KonatéLass
- Macel AnzianLame de Rasoir (Razor Blade)
- Gbazi Yves LandrySexy
- Umar Aïcha LolaAlbino Woman
- Marie-Josée NénéHélène
- Stéphane SebimeKoby
