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Denko Čuma
''Denko'' is a 1993 short drama film directed by Guinean film maker Mohamed Camara (film director), Mohamed Camara. The story involves incest between a mother and son. The film won the Grand Prix at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, the award for Best Short film at the Fribourg International Film Festival and the Golden Danzante award at the Huesca Film Festival. Synopsis Mariama and her blind son Bilaly are shunned by their neighbours. When Mariama rescues an albinism, albino man, Samba, from drowning, she discovers that he is a healer and can cure her son's blindness. In order for him to do this, Mariama must commit incest with Bilaly. References External links * Denko on the Africa Film Library 1993 short films 1993 films 1993 drama films Guinean drama films French short films Guinean short films {{Guinea-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohamed Camara (film Director)
Mohamed Camara (born 1959 in Conakry) is a Guinean film director and actor based in France. He studied at the Atelier Blanche Salant in Paris. He has explored controversial topics in his films such as incest ('' Denko''), child suicide (''Minka'') and homosexuality (''Dakan''). 1997's ''Dakan'' has been called the first film on homosexuality by a Black African. Camara has won several international awards for his films, including the Grand Jury Award for Outstanding Foreign Narrative Feature at L.A. Outfest for ''Dakan''. In North America, Camara is perhaps best known for his performance as Ousmane in the wildly popular educational series French in Action ''French in Action'' is a French language course, developed by Professor Pierre Capretz of Yale University. The course includes workbooks, textbooks, and a 52-episode television series. The television series — the best-known aspect of the cours .... Filmography Actor Director References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |