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Synopsis

Upon arriving at the infamous Ivorian prison, La Maca, a young man is christened the Roman, or “Storyteller,” and must entertain his audience until morning, risking death should he fail. Under a blood-red moon, he crafts a tale weaving together the country’s mythological past and recent history.

For Your Consideration

Best International Feature

  • Produced by
  • Delphine Jaquet
  • Yanick Létourneau
  • Ernest Konan
  • Yoro Mbaye
  • Produced by
  • Delphine Jaquet | Yanick Létourneau | Ernest Konan | Yoro Mbaye

Best Director

  • Philippe Lacôte

Best Original Screenplay

  • Philippe Lacôte and Delphine Jaquet

Best Cinematography

  • Tobie Marier Robitaille, CSC

Best Production Design

Production Designer
  • Samuel Teisseire
Set Decorator
  • Eric Chemel

Best Costume Design

  • Hanna Sjödin

Best Film Editing

  • Aube Foglia

Best Original Score

  • Olivier Alary

Best Sound

  • Pierre-Jules Audet
  • Emmanuel Croset

Best Make-Up & Hairstyling

  • Soussaba Kouyaté

Best Visual Effects

  • Rodrigue Lenain

Starring

  • Koné Bakary
  • Steve Tientcheu
  • Jean Cyrille Digbeu
  • Rasmané Ouédraogo
  • Issaka Sawadogo
  • Abdoul Karim Konaté
  • Anzian Marcel
  • Laetitia Ky
  • Denis Lavant
  • Koné Bakary | Steve Tientcheu | Jean Cyrille Digbeu
    Rasmané Ouédraogo | Issaka Sawadogo | Abdoul Karim Konaté
    Anzian Marcel | Laetitia Ky | Denis Lavant