Katanga – The Dance of the Scorpions (Katanga – La danse des Scorpions)

DANI KOUYATÉ

Genre: Drama

Country: Burkina Faso

Year: 2024

Lenght: 113’

Language: Mooré. VOSE and VOSEus.

 

Directed by: Dani Kouyaté

Written by: Dani Kouyaté, based on the paly “Mcbeth” by William Shakespeare

Cinematographer: Marc de Backer (B/N)

Music: Dramane Dembélé, Pascal Zander

Sound: Pascal Zander

Cast: Prosper Campaore, Hafissata Coulibaly, Hadissa Ilboudo, Joséphine Kaboré, Lazare Kaboré Lazare Minoungou, Mahamadi Nana, Issa Ouedraogo, Rasmané Ouédraogo, Charles Wattara

Production: Moussa Romba – Sahélis Productions

 

Synopsis

After a failed plot against his crown, King Pazouknaam appoints his cousin Katanga as army chief. Aware of the weight of the task, Katanga consults a soothsayer to ensure the success of his mission. The soothsayer reads in the sand that Katanga should be king instead of his cousin, or that he should die with him in a fortcoming plot.