Les Saignantes
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| Les Saignantes | |
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 Les Saignantes promotional poster. |
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| Directed by | Jean-Pierre Bekolo |
| Produced by | Jean-Pierre Bekolo Andre Bennett Lisa Crosato Jim Fink Michelle Gue Pascale Obolo Adrienne Silvey |
| Written by | Jean-Pierre Bekolo |
| Starring | Dorylia Calmel Adèle Ado |
| Music by | Joelle Esso Adam Zanders |
| Cinematography | Robert Humphreys |
| Editing by | Jean-Pierre Bekolo |
| Distributed by | MGI International |
| Release date(s) | September 9, 2005 |
| Running time | 92 mins. |
| Country | France Cameroon |
| Language | French |
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Les Saignantes, literally The Bloodettes, is a 2005 Cameroonian film written and directed by Jean-Pierre Bekolo. The film is a satirical science-fiction story starring Adèle Ado and Dorylia Calmel in a futuristic Cameroon. Upon its release at the 2005 Toronto Film Festival, Les Saignantes received mixed reviews. It remains an obscure, unpopular work.
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[edit] Cast
- Adèle Ado as Majolie.
- Dorylia Calmel as Pet
- Emile Abossolo M'bo as Minister of State
- Josephine Ndagnou as Natou
- Essindi Mindja as Essomba
- Alain Dzukam as Rokko
- Veronique Mendouga as Dr. Amanga
- Bekate Meyong as Mamba
- Thierry Mintamack as Tony
[edit] Distribution
Les Saignantes was first aired at the Toronto Film Festival, in Canada on the 9th of September, 2005. Since then it has been aired at several other film festivals, including the Cannes Film Festival on the 25th of May, 2007.
[edit] Reception
The film has been shown at 4 film festivals since its release in 2005. It is a fairly obscure film, and as such is quite unpopular.
[edit] Critics
Les Saignantes received mixed reviews[1][2]. Critical commontary ranged from terrible to excellent.
[edit] Awards
- Adèle Ado won Best Actress for her work in Les Saignantes at the 2007 Ouagadougou Panafrican Film and Television Festival.
- Jean-Pierre Bekolo won the "Silver Etalon de Yennega" for his work on the film at the 2007 Ouagadougou Panafrican Film and Television Festival.
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