A Murder in Abidjan

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A Murder in Abidjan (2000)

Directed by Mosco Boucault

Documentary, Crime · 1h 26m

1995. On the outskirts of Abidjan, the largest city in Ivory Coast, a policeman is murdered. Shot outside his vehicle, while his fiancée sits in the car, terrified. Superintendent Kouassi is the detective in charge of the investigation. Tall and lanky, he moves with the tired energy of a man who has seen it all. Drawing on a network of underworld characters with dubious information, Kouassi’s team begins bringing in potential suspects and subjecting them to horrific brutality: beating them with sticks, hanging them upside-down, threatening their lives. Some of the men are left so broken they have to literally drag themselves into Kouassi’s office later, to be interrogated while lying on the floor, their bodies a mess of bruises, broken bones, and lacerations.

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Crew

Director
Mosco Boucault
Editor
Jean-Pierre Bloc
Producer
Paul Rozenberg

Details

Original title
Un crime à Abidjan
Release date
2000-11-02
Runtime
1h 26m
Genres
Documentary, Crime
Original language
FR
Production
La Sept-Arte, CNC, PROCIREP, Elma Productions