I've never searched for a movie from the African continent unless it came up naturally because of its popularity...until this one.
It does have artistic merit, sure, it has the feel of a student movie with all the artsy-fartsy experimental stuff you would expect but it's not lazy and it's not without reason. It's about a country finding it's purpose and identity, trying to rise from the squalor...the struggle of any country at one point in history...all through the experience of our protagonist.
But I do find it ironic how the story worked as a self-fulfilling prophecy but for the director. That was his hustle and took advantage of it...he got out.
It does have artistic merit, sure, it has the feel of a student movie with all the artsy-fartsy experimental stuff you would expect but it's not lazy and it's not without reason. It's about a country finding it's purpose and identity, trying to rise from the squalor...the struggle of any country at one point in history...all through the experience of our protagonist.
But I do find it ironic how the story worked as a self-fulfilling prophecy but for the director. That was his hustle and took advantage of it...he got out.