Saloum (film)
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 Theatrical film poster | |
| Directed by | Jean Luc Herbulot |
| Written by | Jean Luc Herbulot Pamela Diop |
| Produced by | Pamela Diop |
| Starring | Yann Gael |
| Cinematography | Gregory Corandi |
| Edited by | Nicolas Desmaison Alasdair McCulloch Sébastien Prangère |
| Music by | Reksider |
Production companies | Lacmé Rumble Fish Productions Tableland Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Countries | Senegal France |
| Languages | French Wolof |
Saloum is a 2021 Senegalese thriller film directed by Congolese director Jean Luc Herbulot and produced by Pamela Diop.[1] The film stars Yann Gael, Mentor Ba and Roger Sallah in the lead roles whereas Evelyne Ily Juhen, Bruno Henry, and Marielle Salmier made supportive roles.[2] The film revolves around Bangui's Hyenas, an elite trio of mercenaries that extract a drug dealer and his bricks amidst of Guinea-Bissau's coup d'état of 2003.[3][4]
The film made international premiere in the Midnight Madness section at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival on 30 September 2021.[5] The film received critics acclaim and screened worldwide.[6][7]
Herbulot won the Award for the best director in the Next Wave section at the Fantastic Fest,[8] and the film won the Audience Award for most popular film in the Altered States program at the 2021 Vancouver International Film Festival.[9]
Cast
- Yann Gael as Chaka
- Roger Sallah as Rafa
- Mentor Ba as Minuit
- Evelyne Ily Juhen as Awa
- Bruno Henry as Omar
- Marielle Salmier as Sephora
- Babacar Oualy as Salamane
- Ndiaga Mbow as Souleymane
- Cannabasse as Youce
- Renaud Farah as Felix
- Alvina Karamoko with voice
Reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 100 percent based on 19 critics, with an average rating of 7.40 out of 10.[10]
Richard Kuipers of Variety wrote that "[Saloum f]reely mixes and marries the cinematic languages of spaghetti Westerns, samurai dramas and classic monster movies to tell an exciting and distinctly African story".[11]
Valerie Complex of Deadline Hollywood praised the film for its "supernatural horror elements", which, according to him also contain "comedy and suspense".[12]
According to Meagan Navarro of Bloody Disgusting, the film's "Spirituality, morality, mythology, and mysticism get thrown into a gritty crime thriller blender, culminating in a refreshingly unique type of genre-bender".[13]
References
- ^ Scheck, Frank (21 September 2021). "'Saloum': Film Review: TIFF 2021". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ "Saloum". Fantastic Fest. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ "Saloum". TIFF. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ "'Saloum' Is A Kinetic, Genre-Bending Revenge Story [TIFF Review]". theplaylist.net. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ "Saloum". TIFF. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ "Saloum". Cineuropa. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ Saveliev, Alex (30 September 2021). "Saloum: Film Threat". Film Threat. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ Stiff, Victor (17 September 2021). "TIFF 2021: Saloum Review". That Shelf. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ Steve Newton, "Vancouver International Film Fest announces award winners". The Georgia Straight, October 13, 2021.
- ^ "Saloum". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ Kuipers, Richard (15 September 2021). "'Saloum' Review: Genres Collide in a Lively Crime-Horror-Fantasy-Western Hybrid from Senegal". Variety.
- ^ Complex, Valerie (14 September 2021). "Toronto Review: Midnight Madness Film 'Saloum'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ Navarro, Meagan (17 September 2021). "Movies [TIFF Review] 'Saloum' Blends Crime Thriller with Supernatural Mysticism in Unpredictable Genre-Bender". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
