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Ashakara (1991)

Ashakara poster
Directed by
Gérard Louvin
Genre
fiction
Country
Burkina Faso, Togo, France, Switzerland
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a dark comedy set in Burkina Faso and Togo. It follows a group of characters involved in a humorous and absurd situation.

lightheartedwhimsicalupbeatquirkyplayfulsatiricaloffbeat

What happens

Ashakara is a French-Swiss produced Burkinabé-Togolese dark comedy film directed by Gérard Louvin, starring James Campbell, Jean-Marc Pasquet, Willy Monshengwo and Bamela Nyanta. It was released in 1991 and entered into the 1992 Cognac International Film Festival, Solothurn Film Festival, Pan African Film Festival and Vevey International Funny Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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