The Draughtsmen Clash (1996)
- Original title
- Le damier
- Directed by
- Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda
- Genre
- drama
- Country
- Democratic Republic of the Congo, France
- Runtime
- 40 min
- Rating
- 7.0 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
Two men face off in a checkers game in a Kinshasa bar. The game turns into a symbolic battle about power, identity, and postcolonial society.
thoughtfulslow-burnwittypolitically chargedminimalistcerebraldryobservational
What happens
The Draughtsmen Clash (Le Damier - Papa National Oyé !) is a 1996 film directed by Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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