Director: Philippe Lacôte Run Time: 93 min.

Starring: Denis Lavant, Digbeu Jean Cyrille, Issaka Sawadogo, Koné Bakary, Rasmané Ouédraogo, Steve Tientcheu

Official Selection of Sundance Film Festival 2021, Spotlight program

About the film:

A young man is sent to La Maca, a prison on the Ivory Coast in the middle of the forest ruled by its prisoners. With the red moon rising, he is designated by the Boss to be the new “Roman” and must tell a story to the other prisoners. From Director and Screenwriter Philippe Lacôte, and Producers Delphine Jaquet, Yanick Létourneau, Ernest Konan, and Yoro Mbaye.

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