The Blues Kingdom
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Release Year: 2008
Language: English
Subtitled: No
Category: Drama
Release Year: 2008
Language: English
Subtitled: No
Category: Drama
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Posted by Naijaview 3 months ago
This really is a compelling tale of the abuse of power and tradition. The setting is in a fairly urbanized kingdom in the Cameroons, starring Zack Orji, Clarion Chukwura and some of the leading stars in Cameroon cinema. The story is often chilling in its intensity, as we follow the tragic outcomes of the power of a modern king to appropriate any maiden that meets his fancy. The sense of power is almost tangible.... and the filmmakers brings a range of modern political actors including a US Ambassador within the seeming futile struggle to free an American-Cameroonian citizen. The message is strong and clear but enveloped in such an emotive and convincing drama that it is certainly one of the better films to come out on the subject. Some moments are tearjerkers - especially when the first chosen queen-to-be performs that despairing and agonized dance and at such moments, I just wanted to grab a gun and shoot ......... okay - maybe just arrest someone.
This really is a compelling tale of the abuse of power and tradition. The setting is in a fairly urbanized kingdom in the Cameroons, starring Zack Orji, Clarion Chukwura and some of the leading stars in Cameroon cinema. The story is often chilling in its intensity, as we follow the tragic outcomes of the power of a modern king to appropriate any maiden that meets his fancy. The sense of power is almost tangible.... and the filmmakers brings a range of modern political actors including a US Ambassador within the seeming futile struggle to free an American-Cameroonian citizen. The message is strong and clear but enveloped in such an emotive and convincing drama that it is certainly one of the better films to come out on the subject. Some moments are tearjerkers - especially when the first chosen queen-to-be performs that despairing and agonized dance and at such moments, I just wanted to grab a gun and shoot ......... okay - maybe just arrest someone.
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