{"id":255,"date":"2020-10-06T14:58:35","date_gmt":"2020-10-06T14:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ayilamedia.com\/?p=255"},"modified":"2020-11-12T15:19:23","modified_gmt":"2020-11-12T15:19:23","slug":"4-films-representeront-lafrique-au-monstra-de-venise-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ayilamedia.com\/en\/news\/4-films-representeront-lafrique-au-monstra-de-venise-2\/","title":{"rendered":"4 films will represent Africa at the Monstra in Venice"},"content":{"rendered":"

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T<\/span>he festival season is resuming its course after a few months of hiatus due to the Covid 19 pandemic. Good news for African films which continue to garner selections at many festivals around the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>Venice Film Festival (Venice Monstra)<\/b> is one of its major cinematographic events which has decided to maintain its edition this year despite the various restrictions due to the pandemic. And for this 77th edition of the Venice Monstra which will be held from September 2 to 12, 2020, 4 films (Feature film and short film) from 4 countries on the continent will be screened in the official section \ud835\udc42\ud835\udc5f\ud835\udc56\ud835\udc67\ud835\udc67\ud835\udc5c\ud835\udc5b\ud835\udc61\ud835\udc56.<\/span><\/p>\n

Night of the Kings<\/b>, feature film directed by Ivorian <\/span>Philippe Lac\u00f4te<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The film is set in West Africa’s most overcrowded prison, La MACA. Aging and sick, Blackbeard is increasingly contested. To keep his power, he decides to set up a ritual that involves forcing a prisoner to tell stories all night long. A young pickpocket is chosen among the prisoners. He does not know how to tell but he is haunted by only one story, that of the gang leader Zama King \u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

The man who sold his skin<\/b>, feature film directed by the Tunisian <\/span>Kaouther Ben Hania<\/b><\/p>\n

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