NIGHT OF THE KINGS
synopsis
A young man is sent to "La Maca", a prison of 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.
| international title: | Night of the Kings |
| original title: | La Nuit des Rois |
| country: | France, Côte d'Ivoire, Canada, Senegal |
| sales agent: | Paradise City Sales |
| year: | 2020 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Philippe Lacôte |
| film run: | 90' |
| screenplay: | Philippe Lacôte, Delphine Jaquet |
| cast: | Koné Bakary, Steve Tientcheu, Rasmane Ouedraogo, Issaka Sawadogo, Digbeu Jean Cyrille, Abdoul Karim Konaté, Anzian Marcel, Laetitia Ky, Denis Lavant |
| cinematography by: | Tobie Marier-Robitaille |
| film editing: | Aube Foglia |
| art director: | Samuel Teisseire |
| music: | Olivier Alary |
| producer: | Delphine Jaquet, Ernest Konan, Yanick Létourneau |
| production: | Banshee Films, Wassakara Productions (CI), Peripheria Productions (CA), Yennenga Production (SN) |
| backing: | Canal+ (FR), Ciné+ (FR), Canal+ International (FR), CNC (FR), SODEC (CA), Téléfilm Canada (CA), Ministère de la Culture et de la Francophonie (CI), Fonds Image de la Francophonie (FR), Sofica Cinécap (FR), TorinoFilmLab (IT), Fonds de Promotion de l’Industrie Cinématographique et Audiovisuelle du Sénégal (FOPICA) (SN), Eurimages, Creative Europe |
| distributor: | JHR Films |
