Roger Gnoan M’Bala

  • Roger Gnoan M’Bala – Ablakon (1985)

    1981-1990African CinemaComedyCôte d'IvoireRoger Gnoan M'Bala

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    A city with its problems. A gang of abandoned children provide for themselves and pose as heroes. The police are on their backs day and night. They are enterprising, energetic, and full of fresh vitality. Despite the fact they are rejected by their parents and ignored by the world, they form among themselves a powerful example of solidarity. Ablakon is something of a different order. He is an adult delinquent and a swindler. Posing as a businessman, he has deceived a countless number of people. When he and his accomplice return to the village, his extravagant behaviour is mistaken for a sign of success. Following his example many young people leave for the city. But they will soon understand their mistake…Read More »

  • Roger Gnoan M’Bala – Bouka (1988)

    1981-1990African CinemaArthouseCôte d'IvoireDramaRoger Gnoan M'Bala

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    Bouka is a gifted young teenager. He lives with his parents in a village and forms with them a solid family. His father gives him a traditional education close to the nature. Unfortunately this happiness will be troubled by the brutal death of the father…
    Remained widow Bouka’s mother will suffer the consequences of a relentless traditional principle. She becomes the new wife of the nephew of her late husband, Bouka doesn’t accepts this new condition of her mother. He suspects his stepfather to be involved in his father’s death. He stops to go to school and organizes a gang in the forest.
    In this tormented atmosphere, he develops a mortal hate towards its new “father”…Read More »

  • Roger Gnoan M’Bala – Adanggaman (2000)

    1991-2000African CinemaCôte d'IvoireDramaRoger Gnoan M'Bala

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    In West Africa during the late 17th century, King Adanggaman leads a war against his neighboring tribes, ordering his soldiers to torch enemy villages, kill the elderly and capture the healthy tribesmen to sell to the European slave traders. When his village falls prey to one of Adanggaman’s attacks, Ossei manages to escape, but his family is murdered except for his captured mother. Chasing after the soldiers in an effort to free her, Ossei is befriended by a fierce warrior named Naka.Read More »

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