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.