Saraka bô (1997)
Directed by Denis Amar

Drama

Film Synopsis

Police inspector Diamant is investigating the murder of two black girls.  They were both sacrificed, hung, their faces covered with a ceremonial mask from Mali.  The suspects include Daniel Cisse and his father, who came from Mali twenty years previously.  Diamant enlists the help of the ethno-psychiatrist Professor Taiev, a specialist in psychiatric disorders in immigrants.
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Film Credits

  • Director: Denis Amar
  • Script: Denis Amar, Marie Devort, Marc Guilbert, Simon Michaël, Tobie Nathan (novel)
  • Cinematographer: Manuel Teran
  • Music: Lokua Kanza, Jean-Claude Petit
  • Cast: Richard Bohringer (Diamant), Yvan Attal (Taïeb), Thierry Hancisse (Simon), Anne Roussel (Véronique), Sotigui Kouyaté (Cissé), Aïssa Maïga (Danièle), Alex Descas (Bataille), Alexandre Le Provost (Foccard), Julien Dupont (Ayala), Hubert Koundé (Blanche-Neige), Fifi-Dalla Kouyate (Mme Cissé), Judith Nora (Danseuse), Aruna Babin, Yero Baldé, Jean-François Chaintron, Diabé Diallo, Abiba Diarri, Oum' Dierryla, Micheline Dieye, Christine Essome
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 85 min

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