Underplayed Gems

Sango Malo (1991)

Sango Malo poster
Directed by
Bassek Ba Kobhio
Genre
drama film, comedy film
Country
Cameroon
Runtime
1h 36m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A new teacher arrives in a Cameroonian village and challenges the traditional way of running the school. He faces resistance from the old schoolmaster as he tries to bring a different kind of education to the students.

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What happens

Sango Malo est le premier long métrage de Bassek Ba Kobhio sorti en 1991. Il s'agit de l'histoire d'un jeune homme, maître d'école qui a une autre vision de l'enseignement. Considéré comme l'un des classiques du cinéma africain, Sango Malo est le film qui a révélé son réalisateur. Avec ce film, Bassek Ba Kobhio obtient en 1992 le prix du public au 2e Festival du cinéma africain de Milan, en Italie. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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