Underplayed Gems

Aristotle's Plot (1997)

Aristotle's Plot poster
Original title
Le complot d'Aristote
Directed by
Jean-Pierre Bekolo
Genre
drama, comedy
Country
Cameroon
Runtime
1h 08m
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A film scholar travels to a remote village in Cameroon to study storytelling with an elder. He discovers that local traditions clash with Western cinematic rules, sparking a debate about who controls narrative.

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What happens

Le Complot d'Aristote est un film camerounais (coproduction France - Royaume-Uni - Zimbabwe) réalisé par Jean-Pierre Bekolo et sorti en 1997. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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