Shot down after fleeing a coup and extracting a drug lord from Guinea-Bissau, the legendary mercenaries known as the Bangui Hyenas —Chaka, Rafa and Midnight— must stash their stolen gold bounty, lay low long enough to repair and refuel their plane and escape back to Dakar, Senegal. When they take refuge at a holiday camp in the coastal region of Sine-Saloum, they do their best to blend in with their fellow guests; including a mute named Awa, with secrets of her own, and a policeman who may be on their tail, but it’s Chaka who happens to be hiding the darkest secret of them all.
Presented at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Saloum
2021
14 years
84 min.
Fiction
Senegal
Senegal, crime, drugs, international festivals, magic realism, social portrait, drug trafficking
Colorido
Jean Luc Herbulot
Jean Luc Herbulot
Gregory Corandi
Alasdair McCulloch, Sébastien Prangère, Nicolas Desmaisons
Yann Gael, Evelyne Ily Juhen, Roger Sallah, Mentor Ba
Paméla Diop
Lacme Studios
Reksider
Elle Driver
45