L’homme qui mange du Fer

Documentary

Cote d’Ivoire

In 1893, the Baoulés, masters of the gold and salt route, were invaded by French colonial troops. The tribal leaders openly carry out war actions, but one leader stands out: AKAFOU BLALAI named «the man who eats iron». He claims to be allied with MAURICE DELAFOSSE, an anti-militarist civil administrator who is far from imagining that AKAFOU BLALAI, allied with Samory Touré, finances and leads the Baoulé resistance.

Director  : LIONEL KOUKOUE

Lionel KOUKOUE holds a degree in Performing Arts (CINEMA) from Ivory Coast. In 2020, he directed two fiction short films, “LE BON CHOIX” and “KOUKOUANGNON”. In 2023, his first documentary short film, « LE GÉNOCIDE DES BAOULES,” won the second prize at the CLAP IVOIRE in 2023 competition.

Producer  : LUIS MARQUÈS

Luis Marquès is a Burkinabé producer and director. He has written, produced and/ or directed several feature films including the multi-award winning “. He co-directed MARABOUT CHERI (2022), with Kadhy Touré and obtained the NISA D’Or 2023. He broked the record for entries in the network of Frenchspeaking African cinemas twice in (2022, 2023).