THE SPECTRE OF BOKO HARAM | LE SPECTRE DE BOKO HARAM

CAMEROON, FRANCE, 2023,  COLOR, DCP, 75’, FRENCH, HAWSA

A terrible wound of the Islamic world, Boko Haram, is not just an extremist group. It is an organism teaching its members to kill out of personal need. It is the face of pure evil on Earth. Against it, the director places the children’s innocence attempting to create their own world, while next to them one more military operation is in order. Thus, absolute moments of horror turn into fairytales told by the fire. Weapons become one more reason for them to play and manufacture improvised wooden machine guns. A magical documentary of an unseen corner of the planet, built upon the most dangerous contradictions. Winner of the Golden Tiger at the Rotterdam International Film Festival. Th.K.

DIRECTOR: Cyrielle Raingou
SCREENWRITER: Cyrielle Raingou
DoP: Cyrielle Raingou, Bertin Fotso
MUSIC: Griots
EDITOR: Christine Bouteiller

CYRIELLE RAINGOU
Filmmaker from Cameroon. She holds degrees in Law and Documentary Directing. After an acknowledged series of documentary shorts, this is her feature film debut.

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2023 The Spectre of Boko Haram