Photo of Roger Gnoan M'Bala
Photo of Roger Gnoan M'Bala

Roger Gnoan M'Bala

“[On Adanggaman] The historic facts served as the foundation, but we do not go into detail. The story could take place anywhere, and the kings are not identifiable. Our references are more ideological. Fiction gave us freedom in our approach, conclusions, and in the association of elements we found on site.”

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    IN THE NAME OF CHRIST

    ROGER GNOAN M'BALA Cote d'Ivoire, 1993

    A classic of African cinema, Ivory Coast filmmaker Roger Gnoan M’Bala came to international attention for this enticing, subversive social satire. Scathing in its comedy, In the Name of Christ takes aim at the theatre and—even more ambitiously—the colonial enterprise of religion in West Africa.

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