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Night of the Kings

La Nuit des rois

2020

A young newcomer thrown into a lawless Ivorian prison ruled by its inmates is named the Roman and, by ancient custom, must spin a story that lasts the whole night of the red moon — or die. A dazzling, mythic drama about storytelling as survival.

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Part of 10 Essential Films from Ivory Coast

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