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Sarraounia (1986)

Movie ★ 6.7 122 min

War Drama History

On 2 January 1899, starting from the French Sudan, a French column under the command of the captains Voulet and Chanoine is sent against the black Sultan Rabah in what is now the Cameroon. Those captains and their African mercenary troops destroy and kill everything they find on their path. The French authorities try to stop them sending orders and a second troop but the captains kill the emissaries who reach them. Sarraounia, queen of the Aznas, have heard about the exactions. Clever in war tactics and in witchcraft, she decides to resist and stop those mad men.

Med Hondo Director

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Quick facts

Released
July 1, 1986
Runtime
122 min
IMDb
tt0091892
Country
Burkina Faso, , Mauritania
Language
Studio
Direction de la Cinematographie Nationale, Les Films Soleil O, , Ministère de l'information et de la culture du Burkina

Themes

Cast

Aï Keïta Sarraounia Jean-Roger Milo Jean-Roger Milo Capitaine Voulet Féodor Atkine Féodor Atkine Chanoine Didier Sauvegrain Didier Sauvegrain Doctor Henric Roger Miremont Roger Miremont Lieutenant Joalland Luc-Antoine Diquéro Luc-Antoine Diquéro Lieutenant Pallier Jean-Pierre Castaldi Jean-Pierre Castaldi Sergeant Boutel Wladimir Ivanovsky Tidjani Ouedraogo Coulibaly Jacques Penot Jacques Penot Didier Agostini Jean Edmond Philippe Bellay Tagara Yagoura Traore Aboubagar Traoré Abdoulaye Cissé Jean-François Ouedraogo Florence Bewende

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Frequently asked questions

What is Sarraounia about?
On 2 January 1899, starting from the French Sudan, a French column under the command of the captains Voulet and Chanoine is sent against the black Sultan Rabah in what is now the Cameroon. Those captains and their African mercenary troops destroy and kill everything they find on their path. The French authorities try to stop them sending orders and a second troop but the captains kill the emissaries who reach them. Sarraounia, queen of the Aznas, have heard about the exactions. Clever in war tactics and in witchcraft, she decides to resist and stop those mad men.
Who directed Sarraounia?
Sarraounia was directed by Med Hondo.
Who stars in Sarraounia?
Sarraounia stars Aï Keïta, Jean-Roger Milo, Féodor Atkine, Didier Sauvegrain.
When was Sarraounia released?
Sarraounia is a 1986 war, drama, history film.
Where can I watch Sarraounia?
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