Film

Afrika Eye: Wùlu

Director
Daouda Coulibaly
Certificate
TBA
Running Time
95 mins

Malian-French director Daouda Coulibaly‘s feature debut is a powerful thriller set against the backdrop of the years leading up to the Mali coup of 2012. It’s the story of a young man named Ladji (Ibrahim Koma) who lives an impoverished life on the streets of Bamako. Until, that is, he becomes a cocaine trafficker, swiftly ascending the criminal hierarchy until the drug trade moves into Al-Qaeda territory…

This Afrika Eye festival screening will be followed by a discussion.

 

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By robin askew, Monday, Oct 23 2017

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  • Drama
  • Festival Screening

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