Amok (1983)
- Directed by
- Souheil Ben-Barka
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Senegal, Morocco, Guinea
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
An old teacher leaves his rural village and travels to Johannesburg during the Soweto uprising. The story follows his journey into a city torn by political conflict.
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What happens
Amok is a 1983 Moroccan drama film directed by Souheil Ben-Barka. It won the Golden Prize at the 13th Moscow International Film Festival. Borrowing heavily of Alan Paton's Cry, the beloved country but putting the action in the context of the Soweto uprising, it tells the initiating journey of an old teacher from a backward Natal village to the conflict-ridden modern Johannesburg. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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