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| Directed by | Daouda Coulibaly |
| Written by | Daouda Coulibaly |
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| Cinematography | Pierre Milon |
| Edited by | Julien Leloup |
| Music by | Eric Neveux |
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| Running time | 95 minutes |
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| Box office | $37,765 |
Wùlu, the Malian Scarface is a 2016 Malian crime drama film directed by Marseille-born French-Malian director Daouda Coulibaly and co-produced by Éric Névé and Oumar Sy. The film stars Ibrahim Koma and Inna Modja with Quim Gutiérrez, Olivier Rabourdin, and Ndiaye Ismaël in supporting roles. The film is about Ladji, a 20-year-old van driver in Mali who becomes a West African drug lord during the 2012 Mali War. He started committing crimes so that his older sister could quit working as a prostitute.
The film received critics acclaim and screened worldwide. The film premiered at the 2016 Angouleme Film Festival. The next year, lead actor Ibrahim Koma won the Best Actor Award at FESPACO 2017.
Originally the shooting was planned in Mali, but later relocated to Senegal for security reasons after the Bamako attack occurred in November 2015. Then the film was shot in Thiès, Senegal.
Cast
- Ibrahim Koma as Ladji
- Inna Modja as Aminata
- Quim Gutiérrez as Rafael
- Olivier Rabourdin as Jean-François
- Ndiaye Ismaël as Zol
- Habib Dembélé as Issiaka
- Jean-Marie Traoré as Houphouët
- Ndiaye Mariame as Assitan
References
- Coop, Studio. "Wulu, the Malian Scarface". Courmayeur Noir in Festival. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
- "Film: "Wulu": Columbia Global Centers". globalcenters.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
- "Wùlu, by Daouda Coulibaly: Institut français". www.institutfrancais.com. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
- AlloCine. "Wùlu" (in French). Retrieved 2021-10-02.
- "Wùlu: African Film Festival, Inc". Retrieved 2021-10-02.
- "Wùlu: New Directors/New Films". Film at Lincoln Center. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
- "Wùlu". Retrieved 2021-10-02.
- Hoeij, Boyd van (2016-09-26). "'Wulu': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
- van Hoeij, Boyd (26 September 2016). "'Wulu': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- "Cinéma : Wùlu, le film africain sur le trafic de drogue qui séduit les festivals du monde entier – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). Retrieved 2021-10-02.
- "Le bonheur pour "Félicité" et le réalisateur Alain Gomis au Fespaco". La Voix du Nord (in French). 2017-03-04. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
- AfricaNews (2017-03-03). "FESPACO: Malian film 'Wulu' premieres". Africanews. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
- "Invité Afrique - Daouda Coulibaly: "Le trafic de cocaïne a déstabilisé tout le Mali"". RFI (in French). 2016-08-27. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
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