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

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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