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The Draughtsmen Clash (1996)
Directed by Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda
Drama · 40m
This film tells the story of the president of a fictitious African nation who spends a sleepless night playing checkers with a pot-smoking vagabond who claims to be the all-round champion. However, the rules of the game entail the opponents howling vulgar and foul obscenities at one another. The champion proceeds to insult, and trounce, the President. His reward, and his fate, will not surprise anyone.
Cast
Dieudonné Kabongo
Papa National
Y
Yves Mba
Le Champion
J
Jean LaCroix Kamba
Sergeant-chef / Commissaire du Gouvernement
D
Djibril Nguemongwa
Premier Sergeant
'
'Michou' Michel Tchibinda
Caporal
L
Lilian Gomez
Soldat
L
Luce Malekou
Fille de Palais / Speakerine TV4
G
Geneviève Issembe
Mama Nationale
B
Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda
Journaliste Television Nationale / Chauffeur de la Fille du Palais / Chauffeur du Chef de Garde
B
Bonga Bakissi
Voix féminine radio (voice)
Pascal N'Zonzi
Himself
Crew
- Director
- Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda
- Writer
- Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda
Details
- Original title
- Le damier
- Release date
- 1996-01-01
- Runtime
- 40m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- FR
- Spoken languages
- French
- Countries
- Congo, France, Gabon
- Production
- Myriapodus Films, Centrale Productions, Difanda Yoi