Denko Explained
| Denko |
| Director: | Mohamed Camara |
| Producer: | Dominique Andreani |
| Music: | Mamady Mansare[1] |
| Cinematography: | Mathieu Vaudepied |
| Editing: | Agnes Bruckert |
| Studio: | Movimento Productions |
| Runtime: | 18 minutes |
| Country: | Guinea/France |
Denko is a 1993 short drama film directed by Guinean film maker Mohamed Camara. The story involves incest between a mother and son.[2] The film won the Grand Prix at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival,[3] the award for Best Short film at the Fribourg International Film Festival and the Golden Danzante award at the Huesca Film Festival.[4]
Synopsis
Mariama and her blind son Bilaly are shunned by their neighbours. When Mariama rescues an albino man, Samba, from drowning, she discovers that he is a healer and can cure her son's blindness. In order for him to do this, Mariama must commit incest with Bilaly.[5]
References
External links
- Denko on the Africa Film Library
Notes and References
- Book: Spaas
, Lieve
. The Francophone film: a struggle for identity . . 2000 . 261 . 0-7190-5861-9 .
- Book: Armes
, Roy
. African filmmaking: north and south of the Sahara . . 2006 . 152 . 0-7486-2124-5 .
- Web site: Nesselson . Lisa . Clermont-Ferrand Festival of Short Films . FilmFestivals.com . 2000 . 5 February 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110604141052/http://www.filmfestivals.com/france/overviews/2000/clermont-ferrand_00.htm# . 2011-06-04 . dead.
- Web site: 37 Huesca International Film Festival . Huesca Film Festival . 2009 . 5 February 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100521061923/http://www.huesca-filmfestival.com/catalogo/37catalogo/37catalogo/contenidos/7-palmares/pal-en.html# . 2010-05-21 . dead.
- Web site: Denko . British Film Institute National Archive . 2 December 2009 . 5 February 2010 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304122439/http://www.bfi.org.uk/nftva/access/catalogues/film/3/533/1538 . dead .
