CNCI
JCC 2022

The Sermon of the Prophets


The Sermon of the Prophets

Seydou Boundaone - Burkina Faso


Synopsis

Abdou Djamal, aged around 50, is the leader of an armed group who poses as a gold panner and a devout Muslim. He lives cloistered in his home in a district of Ouagadougou, a town on the outskirts of the capital. He only goes out to go to the mosque and attend some social ceremonies. A strategist and sure of his art, Djamal is a real manipulator.



Film details

Type : Fiction
Duration : 87 min
Year of production : 2022
Country : Burkina Faso
Screenwriter : Seydou Boundaone
Cinematography : Jacques Kam D.
Editor : Prophète Sonny
Director : Seydou Boundaone
Production company : Les Studios du Bosquet





Seydou Boundaone

Seydou Boundaone is a Burkinabe director. He has worked as an assistant director on many shoots. In 2014, he directed his first short fiction film "La colère des enfants soldats". "The Sermon of the Prophets" is his first feature film.