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
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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