Adanggaman [videorecording] / une production I.M.T.M. Film (France), Amka Films (Suisse), Abyssa Film (Côte d'Ivoire), Direction de la Cinématographie Nationale (DNC) du Burkina Faso ; produteur délégé, Tiziana Soudani ; scénario, Jean-Marie Adiaffi, Roger Gnoan M'Bala, Bertin Akaffou ; un film de Roger Gnoan M'Bala.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2000. Special feature: Historical viewpoint from Fritz Umbach, Professor of World History, John Jay College, City University of New York. Rasmane Ouedraogo, Albertine N'Guessan, Bintou Bakayoko, Honoré Goore Bi Ziablé.
Summary:
Ossei is a strong-willed young man who sets out to rescue his mother when their village is raided. His quest leads him to the stronghold of the dreaded King Adanggaman, an arrogant despot who thrives on the slave trade and uses fierce female warriors to enforce his power. One of these Amazons, herself a former slave, falls in love with Ossei, and they escape to the bush.
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