Souli

Madagascar, France, United Kingdom

2004

94 Min

Color

2.35:1

French, Malagasy

Currently 3.0/5 Stars.
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EXEC Christophe Duthoit, Farida Fdani

SCR Alexander Abela, William Shakespeare

CAST Eduardo Noriega, Aurélien Recoing, Makena Diop, Fatou N'Diaye, Jeanne Antebi

ED Christel Dewynter, Anthony Sloman

Carlos (based on Shakespeare’s Cassio) is a young Spanish student searching for the renowned Senegalese poet Souli, who may be the last griot to possess the “Thiossan tale”. Souli, based on Othello, is working as a fisherman and living with a young French woman Mona (based on Desdemona). Abela’s version of the villainous Iago is French trader Yann, who, helped by his girlfriend Abi, plots to destroy the lives of Souli and Mona. —IMDb

Director

Alexander Abela

Alexander Abela was born in Britain in 1965. After extensive studies of physical oceanography, he began a film career in 1997.
Alexander has since produced, written and directed two feature films: Makibefo and Souli.
In 2009, he co-wrote with Rémi Bezançon Zarafah, an animated film which was released in 2011. Alexander is now preparing two other films, Ojo de Agua, and Ventilator Blues, which will start production in 2012. —Africulture