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Sarraounia

1986

120 minutes

WarDramaHistory

Overview

On 2 January 1899, starting from the French Sudan, a French column under the command of the captains Voulet and Chanoine is sent against the black Sultan Rabah in what is now the Cameroon. Those captains and their African mercenary troops destroy and kill everything they find on their path. The French authorities try to stop them sending orders and a second troop but the captains kill the emissaries who reach them. Sarraounia, queen of the Aznas, have heard about the exactions. Clever in war tactics and in witchcraft, she decides to resist and stop those mad men.

Top Cast

Aï Keïta headshot

Aï Keïta

Sarraounia

Jean-Roger Milo headshot

Jean-Roger Milo

Capitaine Voulet

Féodor Atkine headshot

Féodor Atkine

Chanoine

Didier Sauvegrain headshot

Didier Sauvegrain

Doctor Henric

Roger Miremont headshot

Roger Miremont

Lieutenant Joalland

Luc-Antoine Diquéro headshot

Luc-Antoine Diquéro

Lieutenant Pallier

Jean-Pierre Castaldi headshot

Jean-Pierre Castaldi

Sergeant Boutel

Wladimir Ivanovsky headshot

Wladimir Ivanovsky

Tidjani Ouedraogo headshot

Tidjani Ouedraogo

Coulibaly

Jacques Penot headshot

Jacques Penot

Didier Agostini headshot

Didier Agostini

Jean Edmond headshot

Jean Edmond

Philippe Bellay headshot

Philippe Bellay

Tagara Yagoura Traore headshot

Tagara Yagoura Traore

Aboubagar Traoré headshot

Aboubagar Traoré

Abdoulaye Cissé headshot

Abdoulaye Cissé

Jean-François Ouedraogo headshot

Jean-François Ouedraogo

Florence Bewende headshot

Florence Bewende

Hama Gourounga headshot

Hama Gourounga

Baba Traoré headshot

Baba Traoré

Djibril Sidibé headshot

Djibril Sidibé

Sekou Tabb headshot

Sekou Tabb

Rajoun Tapsirou headshot

Rajoun Tapsirou

Jacob Sou headshot

Jacob Sou

Temeddit Ag Hoye headshot

Temeddit Ag Hoye

Ben Idriss Traoré headshot

Ben Idriss Traoré

Mohamed Ag Bloukia headshot

Mohamed Ag Bloukia

Mohamed Ag Mohamed headshot

Mohamed Ag Mohamed

Abdoulaye Cire Ba headshot

Abdoulaye Cire Ba

Amadou Banou headshot

Amadou Banou

Malik Barry headshot

Malik Barry

Amadou Bocouma headshot

Amadou Bocouma

Boubacar Amadou Cissé headshot

Boubacar Amadou Cissé

Hamidou Cissé headshot

Hamidou Cissé

Issouf Compaore headshot

Issouf Compaore

Daouda Bakoroba Diabate headshot

Daouda Bakoroba Diabate

Bouba Diallo headshot

Bouba Diallo

Hama Diallo headshot

Hama Diallo

Korka Diallo headshot

Korka Diallo

Moussa Diallo headshot

Moussa Diallo

Djibilirou Dicko headshot

Djibilirou Dicko

Harouna Dicko headshot

Harouna Dicko

Minatta Guire headshot

Minatta Guire

Rosalie Kantiebo headshot

Rosalie Kantiebo

Drissa Kone headshot

Drissa Kone

Nafissatou Kone headshot

Nafissatou Kone

Hassane Kassi Kouyate headshot

Hassane Kassi Kouyate

Gninasse Lancina headshot

Gninasse Lancina

Mariame Maiga headshot

Mariame Maiga

Abdoul Malik headshot

Abdoul Malik

Aboueba Mantoro headshot

Aboueba Mantoro

Boubacar Nabe headshot

Boubacar Nabe

Ramatou Nignan headshot

Ramatou Nignan

Mamounata Ouattara headshot

Mamounata Ouattara

Fatou Ouedraogo headshot

Fatou Ouedraogo

Madi Pafadnam headshot

Madi Pafadnam

Moussa Sawadogo headshot

Moussa Sawadogo

Kini Sipani headshot

Kini Sipani

Gustave Sorgho headshot

Gustave Sorgho

Kalifala Sylla headshot

Kalifala Sylla

Gary Tamboura headshot

Gary Tamboura

Mariame Traore headshot

Mariame Traore

Karim Traoré headshot

Karim Traoré

Oumar Traoré headshot

Oumar Traoré

Karim Zemani headshot

Karim Zemani

Moha Zinson headshot

Moha Zinson

Adama Zoungrana headshot

Adama Zoungrana