A young man is sent to Ivory Coast’s most ferocious prison, a world governed by rites and unwritten laws. As the red moon casts an eerie spell, he is designated to narrate stories to his fellow inmates; he has no choice but to carry on until dawn. Recalling One Thousand and One Nights, this fable of visions and hallucinations transforms ancient myths into a talisman against death and delves into the mystical universe of an entire continent.
Night of the Kings
La Nuit des rois
61st TIFF: Greek premiere
Screening Schedule
No physical screenings scheduled. |
- Direction: Philippe Lacôte
- Script: Philippe Lacôte
- Cinematography: Tobie Marier Robitaille
- Editing: Aube Foglia
- Sound: Emmanuel Croset
- Music: Olivier Alary
- Actors: Koné Bakary, Steve Tientcheu, Rasmané Ouédraogo, Issaka Sawadogo, Digbeu Jean Cyrille
- Production: Banshee Films
- Producers: Delphine Jaquet, Yanick Létourneau, Ernest Konan and Yoro Mbaye
- Co-production: Wassakara Productions, Peripheria, Yennenga Production
- Sets: Samuel Teisseire
- Format: DCP
- Color: Color
- Production Country: France, Ivory Coast, Canada, Senegal
- Production Year: 2020
- Duration: 92΄
- Contact: MEMENTO FILMS Gaelle Palluel gaelle@memento-films.com
- Awards/Distinctions: Amplify Voices Award – Toronto IFF 2020
Philippe Lacôte
Philippe Lacôte grew up in Abidjan near a movie theater, the “Magic.” His work as a director has taken on several forms, before focusing in 2002 on the recent history of his country with Chronicles of War in the Ivory Coast, a film on the edge between a documentary and a diary. It was followed by the feature film Run, the story of a wandering madman, selected in 2014 Cannes’ Un Certain Regard. This selection confirmed his talent as a filmmaker and revealed a new voice from the African continent. Night of the Kings (original title La nuit des rois), his second feature, is a dive into the largest prison in West Africa, during a night of red moon.
Filmography
2013 To Repel Ghosts (short)
2014 Run
2020 Night of the Kings
