The read
Critics rate it 29 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 45m.
Synopsis
In 1885, Africa is a succulent cake destined to be wildly divided and everyone wants a piece. A disturbed European king, a Pygmy working in a luxury hotel, a successful but lonely businessman, an enslaved porter, a young army deserter, a ghostly clarinetist. Some benefit from colonialism and greed. Others suffer racism and violence.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 29 points higher than audiences do.
43 audience votes
Key crew
- Emma De SwaefDirector
- Marc James RoelsDirector
- Emma De SwaefScreenplay
- Marc James RoelsScreenplay
Cast
- Jan DecleirThe King (voice)
- Bruno LevieGeorges (voice)
- Paul HuvenneNarrator (voice)
- Gaston MotamboOta (voice)
- Alexander RoliesPetit Phillipe (voice)
- August RoliesPetit Phillipe (voice)
- Jamal TahriAngry Neighbor (voice)
- Michel KossiOta's Brother (voice)
- Wim WillaertVan Molle (voice)
- Goua Robert GrovoguiBolenge (voice)
- Anna SchoonbroodtLouis' Mother (voice)
- Angelo TijssensLouis (voice)
Stills
Themes
africaslaverystop motioncolonialismrag doll19th centuryafrican history3d animation