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Toula, or the Genie of the Water (1973)

Name: Toula, or the Genie of the Water
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Released: 1973-01-01
Duration: 76 min
Rating: 9
Cast: Solange Delanne, Sotigui Kouyaté, Damouré Zika, Isaa Bania, Parfait Kondo

Toula, or the Genie of the Water (1973), directed by Anna Soehring, starring Solange Delanne and Sotigui Kouyaté.

01/01/1973 BR Drama and Fantasy 1h 16m

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Synopsis

The gods have declared the drought of the country. There seems to be no hope. A holy man summoned by the king requires the sacrifice of a young woman to put an end to their anger. A young man in love decides to go in search of water to save the girl from a tragic end, but when he returns with good news it's too late: the genie had his satisfaction and Toula has already disappeared in the holy swamp.

Bernd RüheCinematography
Moustapha AlassaneCinematography, Director, Screenplay
Anna SoehringDirector
Danièle TessierEditing

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Toula ou Le génie des eaux is a 1973 drama film directed by Moustapha Alassane.

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Toula ou Le génie des eaux is a 1973 drama film directed by Moustapha Alassane.

Synopsis

The gods have cursed the country with a drought. There seems to be no hope. A holy man summoned by the king demands the sacrifice of a young woman to appease to the gods. Toula is chosen to be sacrificed. A young man in love who is in love with Toula goes in search of water to save his beloved from her fate, but when he returns with good news, he finds that he is too late: Toula has already disappeared in the holy swamp and the gods have been thus appeased.

Moustapha Alassane tackles the issue of the drought in Niger through a traditional story. The film was forbidden for some time in Niger.

Based on a Boubou Hama novel.

Festivals

Semaine de la solidarieté international, France (2011)

15th Film Festival of Kerala, India (2010)

Paris Cinéma, France (2005)

FCAT - Festival de Cine Africano, Spain (2005)

Awards

Sidney Award's, 1st American Black Film Festival, U.S.A. (1977)

Bibliography

Cinémas d'Afrique, Éditions Khartala, 2000, p. 32

References

External links

Toula ou Le génie des eaux in IMDb

Toula ou Le génie des eaux in Film Affinity

Article (in French) in Africiné

Moustapha Alassane

African Film Festival of Cordoba-FCAT (license CC BY-SA-3.0)

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Trivia

It premiered on January 1, 1973, a Monday.
It runs 1h16 — short for a feature film.
Its original title is "Toula ou Le génie des eaux".
This film's quiz has 9 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosRTF Banca del Niger
CountriesNiger, Germany
LanguagesFrench
StatusReleased

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Bernd Rühe Cinematography
Moustapha Alassane Cinematography
Anna Soehring Director
Moustapha Alassane Director
Danièle Tessier Editing
Sotigui Kouyaté Original music
Boubou Hama Writer
Moustapha Alassane Screenplay

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What is Toula, or the Genie of the Water about?

Toula, or the Genie of the Water: The gods have declared the drought of the country. There seems to be no hope. A holy man summoned by the king requires the sacrifice of a young woman to put an end to their anger. A young man in love decides to go in search of water to save the girl from a tragic end, but when he returns with good news it's too late: …

Who directed Toula, or the Genie of the Water?

Toula, or the Genie of the Water was directed by Anna Soehring and Moustapha Alassane in 1973.

Who stars in Toula, or the Genie of the Water?

The cast of Toula, or the Genie of the Water includes Solange Delanne, Sotigui Kouyaté, Damouré Zika, Isaa Bania and Parfait Kondo.

How long is Toula, or the Genie of the Water?

Toula, or the Genie of the Water runs for 76 minutes, or 1h16.