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Adanggaman

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Set in the late 17th century, on the Western coast of Africa, "Adangganan" is a provocative retelling of the African slave experience, based on facts. A rebellious young man, who refuses to marry his parents' choice of a bride, flees his village one evening, only to return to find his father and girlfriend slain, his village destroyed and his mother captured by a tribe of Amazon warriors. His efforts to free his mother lead to the kingdom of Adanggaman, where captives are held before sale.

Critics Reviews

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John Petrakis Chicago Tribune 03/21/2002
2.5/4
There are ... images that are shocking and disturbing. Go to Full Review Lou Lumenick New York Post 09/21/2001
2.5/4
Uneven but undeniably powerful. Go to Full Review Elvis Mitchell New York Times 09/21/2001
4/5
The scenes of Africans marching in chains and stocks, monitored by other Africans, are a shock and linger in your mind for days afterward. Go to Full Review Prairie Miller NewsBlaze 12/29/2007
Reaches through time and space across the planet with enormous tenderness and devotion, to 'all Africans who suffered the iron collars and chains of slavery. And their children who bear the scars.' The two continents have never seemed quite so intertwined Go to Full Review Film Threat 12/06/2005
3.5/5
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 10/11/2005
2/5
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06/21/2009 Man, I had this one in my Netflix queue for a minute. I started it up when I was cooking just to see what it was about and I got hooked. Excellent pre-slave trade movie, it felt like Apocalypto to me, but on a smaller scale. Even though the major outcome is predictable it still managed to pack alot of suspense into it. See more 05/12/2008 Check this rare West African view of 18th century trafficking of Africans into enslavement. Fascinating view of African women warriors. Original language: French. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Roger Gnoan M'Bala

Director

Rasmane Ouedraogo

Adanggaman

Albertine N'Guessan

Mo Akassi

Ziable Honoré Goore Bi

Ossei

Bintou Bakayoko

Ehua

Nicole Suzis Menyeng

Adjo

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Adanggaman

Adanggaman (2000) Recently captured slaves. Chief N'Go with Adjo (Nicole Suzis Menyeng). Captured slave. A scene from the movie ADANGGAMAN. Mo Akassi (Albertine N'Guessan). Ossei (Ziable Honore Goore) fights with Naka (Mylen-Perside Kouame). Naka (Mylen-Perside Kouame). Recently captured slaves. View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis Set in the late 17th century, on the Western coast of Africa, "Adangganan" is a provocative retelling of the African slave experience, based on facts. A rebellious young man, who refuses to marry his parents' choice of a bride, flees his village one evening, only to return to find his father and girlfriend slain, his village destroyed and his mother captured by a tribe of Amazon warriors. His efforts to free his mother lead to the kingdom of Adanggaman, where captives are held before sale.
Director
Roger Gnoan M'Bala
Producer
Tiziana Soudani
Screenwriter
Jean-Marie Adiaffi, Bertin Akaffou, Roger Gnoan M'Bala
Distributor
New Yorker Films
Production Co
Amka Films
Genre
History, Drama
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 11, 2001, Wide
Box Office (Gross USA)
$28.7K
Runtime
1h 29m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)