| 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 |
| Running time | 92 mins. |
| Country | France Cameroon |
| Language | French |
Utterly singular, Les Saignantes is a futuristic, sci-fi, erotic, political thriller that traverses all of these genres while bringing a strong political sensibility to proceedings. Two sexy young women win the favors of the corrupt political elite, but when one of these leaders dies in the middle of a sexual act, the friends are left with a corpse to get rid of. Bekolo eviscerates the ruling elite but with the canny use of inter-titles also leaves the audience with something to ponder. The film won the Silver Stallion (second best African film) at Fespaco 2007 and the Best actress awards with the special mention of the jury.
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