Saloum
Midnight Screenings 2022 / Saloum / Senegal, France 2021
Three mercenaries manage to capture a drug dealer along with his loot – gold and a large supply of narcotics. They then flee with their hostage to Dakar, but a technical malfunction forces them to make an emergency landing in a mystical island region filled with violence and supernatural forces where even the most closely-guarded secrets rise to the surface.
Synopsis
Three mercenaries who call themselves the Bangui Hyenas manage to capture a drug dealer along with his loot – gold and a large supply of narcotics. They then flee with their hostage to Dakar, but a technical malfunction forces them to make an emergency landing in a mystery-shrouded region filled with violence and supernatural forces. In an attempt to remain under the radar, they hide in an isolated tourist resort, but the arrival of a mysterious deaf girl and a suspicious police captain threatens to reveal their true identities – for in the cursed land, few things remain hidden. This hybrid Senegal film – a mix of crime thriller, mystery horror, and spaghetti Western – pulls the viewer in with its chilling atmosphere, distinctive camera work, and wild explosions of action.
Natalia Kozáková
About the film
84 min / Color, DCP
Director Jean-Luc Herbulot
/ Screenplay Jean-Luc Herbulot, Pamela Diop
/ Dir. of Photography Gregory Corandi
/ Music Reksider
/ Editor Sébastien Prangère, Alasdair McCulloch, Nicolas Desmaisons
/ Producer Pamela Diop
/ Production Lacme Studios
/ Cast Yann Gael, Evelyne Ily Juhen, Roger Sallah, Mentor Ba, Bruno Henry
/ Sales Elle Driver
About the director
Jean-Luc Herbulot. Selected filmography: Concurrence Loyale (2010, short), Sick (2012), Dealer (2014), Falco (2014-2019, TV series), Sakho & Mangane (2019, TV series), Saloum (2021).
Contacts
Elle Driver
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France
Phone: +33 156 434 870
Fax: +33 145 614 608
E-mail: sales@elledriver.eu
Guests
Alexis Perrin
Co-producer
