The Night of Kings Appears First at The Venice Film Event

The Night of Kings
The Night Of Kings

The youth of any nation is the future of that particular country. If young people are morally upright, then society would be a better place to live and vice versa. It is sad when we hear reports of gangs comprising young men and women. The Night of Kings tells a story of microbes gangs.

 

The young people are vulnerable, and anyone of interest may take advantage of them. For example, the armed groups such as Boko Haram mainly comprise young people. Rich terrorists lure them with money and recruit them for a certain evil job. Even the political leaders in a country use the youth for violence against opposition leaders.

 

Recently, there was a case in Kenya whereby some leaders used young people in Muranga to stop DP’s convoy. Philippe Lacôte, a film director, is using his latest film to relate to Ivory Coast’s microbes’ gang that is causing unrest among the citizens.

 

Night of the Kings

This is Philippe’s 2nd latest directed film, and he created it like a thriller. The movie is a co-production of firms from France, Ivory Coast, Senegal, and Canada. People selected it as the Ivorian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards. The movie’s cast comprises Isaka Sawadogo, Steve Tientcheu, Laetitia Ky, and Denis Lavant.

 

It tells the tale of Roman whom authorities imprison in La Maca jail. Blackbeard, a gang head, forces him to narrate stories to other prisoners. He says the story of the Zama king. The La Maca prison is a familiar surrounding for Philippe as authorities jailed his mother there.

 

What Lacote is Saying

Lacote says:

 

“Zama is a real character. He is a gang head who existed in Abidjan, who committed many crimes, and was the leader of the microbes. The microbes are the gangs of 8-18 years old who stir up violence in the working-class neighborhoods of Abidjan. They attack with machetes and knives. In fact, the film shows it and it is a reality. Today, the authorities use them as a militia to subdue the opposition.”

What is the Venice Film Festival?

The Venice International Film Festival is the globe’s oldest movie festival and one of the big 3 film events. Others are the Cannes Film Festival and the Berlin International Film Festival. The festival came into existence in 1932 in Venice and is part of the Venice Biennale. The range of jobs at the Venice Biennale covers international and Italian art, dance, theatre, and cinema.

 

People experience these works at different shows or exhibitions. The international art exhibition, the international festival of contemporary music, and the international architecture exhibition. Others are the international theatre festival and international festival of contemporary dance.

 

Organizers hold the incredible event in August or September on the island of the Lido. Screenings occur in the Palazzo del Cinema on the Lungomare Marconi. The 77th Venice International Film Festival happened on September 2-12 this year.

MORE:

TRENDING

Related Posts