Wùlu
- Éric Névé
- Oumar Sy
- Ibrahim Koma
- Inna Modja
- Quim Gutiérrez
- Olivier Rabourdin
- Ndiaye Ismaël
companies
- La Chauve Souris
- Astou Films
- Orange Studio
- Appaloosa Films
- New Story (France) (theatrical)
- Indie Sales (World-wide)
- August 2016 (2016-08) (Angouleme)
- France
- Mali
- Senegal
- French
- Bambara
Wùlu, the Malian Scarface is a 2016 Malian crime drama film directed by Marseille-born French-Malian director Daouda Coulibaly and co-produced by Éric Névé and Oumar Sy.[1][2] The film stars Ibrahim Koma and Inna Modja with Quim Gutiérrez, Olivier Rabourdin, and Ndiaye Ismaël in supporting roles.[3][4] The film is about Ladji, a 20-year-old van driver in Mali who becomes a West African drug lord during the 2012 Mali War.[5] He started committing crimes so that his older sister could quit working as a prostitute.[6]
The film received critics acclaim and screened worldwide.[7][8] The film premiered at the 2016 Angouleme Film Festival.[9] The next year, lead actor Ibrahim Koma won the Best Actor Award at FESPACO 2017.[10][11]
Originally the shooting was planned in Mali, but later relocated to Senegal for security reasons after the Bamako attack occurred in November 2015.[12] Then the film was shot in Thiès, Senegal.[13]
Cast
- Ibrahim Koma as Ladji
- Inna Modja as Aminata
- Quim Gutiérrez as Rafael
- Olivier Rabourdin as Jean-François
- Ndiaye Ismaël as Zol
- Habib Dembélé as Issiaka
- Jean-Marie Traoré as Houphouët
- Ndiaye Mariame as Assitan
References
- ^ Coop, Studio. "Wulu, the Malian Scarface". Courmayeur Noir in Festival. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
- ^ "Film: "Wulu": Columbia Global Centers". globalcenters.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
- ^ "Wùlu, by Daouda Coulibaly: Institut français". www.institutfrancais.com. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
- ^ AlloCine. "Wùlu" (in French). Retrieved 2021-10-02.
- ^ "Wùlu: African Film Festival, Inc". Retrieved 2021-10-02.
- ^ "Wùlu: New Directors/New Films". Film at Lincoln Center. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
- ^ "Wùlu". Retrieved 2021-10-02.
- ^ Hoeij, Boyd van (2016-09-26). "'Wulu': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
- ^ van Hoeij, Boyd (26 September 2016). "'Wulu': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "Cinéma : Wùlu, le film africain sur le trafic de drogue qui séduit les festivals du monde entier – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). Retrieved 2021-10-02.
- ^ "Le bonheur pour "Félicité" et le réalisateur Alain Gomis au Fespaco". La Voix du Nord (in French). 2017-03-04. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
- ^ AfricaNews (2017-03-03). "FESPACO: Malian film 'Wulu' premieres". Africanews. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
- ^ "Invité Afrique - Daouda Coulibaly: "Le trafic de cocaïne a déstabilisé tout le Mali"". RFI (in French). 2016-08-27. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
External links
- Wùlu at IMDb
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