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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.

Saloum Saloum

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

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).

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Alexis Perrin
Co-producer

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