Cobra Verde (1987)
- Directed by
- Werner Herzog
- Genre
- drama film, adventure film
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 164 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
A ruthless man becomes a slave trader and travels to West Africa where he gets entangled in the violent politics of the Dahomey kingdom. The film follows his descent into a brutal and chaotic world.
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What happens
Cobra Verde (also known as Slave Coast) is a 1987 drama film written and directed by Werner Herzog and starring Klaus Kinski in his fifth and final collaboration with Herzog. Based upon Bruce Chatwin's 1980 novel The Viceroy of Ouidah, the film depicts the life of a fictional slave trader who travels to the West African kingdom of Dahomey. It was filmed on location in Ghana, Brazil, and Colombia. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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