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Taxi brousse 03 : chasse à l'homme

  • Taxi brousse 03 : chasse à l'homme
Genre : Political
Type : TV series
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2000
Format : Short
Running time : 28 (in minutes)

Beginning with a brief historical background on the Togolose wildlife reserves where thousands of people were living in the 1990's. A dramatised account follows which depicts the attempt to evacuate an African village by soldiers under the orders of a corrupt Minister of the Environment.The main characters of the film, Koffi and Woulou Baba manage to deflect a confrontation by playing on the soldiers' fears of the villagers' fetishitic practices.
Made with the cooperation of the Benin army.

CAST
Ignace Yechenou
Brice Tchibozo
Ernest Kaho
Jean-Baptiste Sai Tossou
Alphonse Atacolodjou
Koffi Gahou

Direction:
Claude Balogoun
Ignace Yechenou

Writing:
Ignace Yechenou
Pierre Barrot

Photography:
Augustin Houmbie
Brice Tchibozo

Editing:
Pierre Barrot

Sound:
Victor Houedanou




Production:
* ClapAfrik
* Proximities Television

Funding
* Canal France International
* Fonds de Soutien à la Production Francophone du Sud
* Le Ministère des Affaires Étrangères

Source:
http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b887e74b5

Partners

  • Arterial network
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam

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