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Amok ()

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A rural teacher discovers the harsh realities of his South Africa.
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Robert Liensol ...
Mathieu Sempala
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Joséphine Sempala
Douta Seck ...
Reverend Sikau Norje
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Elton Horn
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Le journaliste Breyten
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Le chef de la police
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Jaarsveld
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M. Horn
Mor Ba
Joséphine Zambo
Jacqueline Scott-Lemoine
Giovanni Attanasio
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Luciana Antonelli
Hamidou Bengoura
Abdou Chaibane
Bouba Diallo

Directed by

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Souheil Ben-Barka ... (as Souheil Barks)

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Souheil Ben-Barka ... (writer)
 
Michel Constantin ... (writer)
 
François Rabaté ... (writer)

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Moulay A. Badry ... producer (as Moulay Abderrahmane Badry)
Gilbert Minot ... executive producer

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Miriam Makeba

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Girolamo La Rosa

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Souheil Ben-Barka

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Mody Cossa Bounama
Vincenzo Medusa

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Cheikh Omar Barry ... production manager
Véra Caïs ... production manager
Moussa Diakité ... production manager

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I. Donghol Bah ... assistant director
Younouss Bah ... assistant director
Akim Noury ... assistant director

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Mbemba Camara ... sound

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Ivan Tozzi ... digital color grading restoration / digital colorist: remastered version

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Philémon Hou ... choreographer

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Plot Summary

In South Africa,Matthew,an old black schoolteacher ,living in a small village under a grotesque boastful Kinglet,receives a letter from a former school mate who has become a priest ;he visits his sick sister Josephine ,a prostitute ;he meets again his son Gasha ,an "Amok " ,and his brother,a trade-union leader whose life will tragically end . Athough he's a teacher,Matthew only knew the world of his rural living;he discovers the realities of his country ,the racist Whites ,the police at their beck and call. Written by dbdumonteil

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Also Known As
  • Les chiens de la peur (France)
  • Brutal represión (Spain)
  • Ámok! (Hungary)
  • Amok - Aufruhr in Afrika (West Germany)
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