| The Draughtsmen Clash | |
| Director: | Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda |
| Producer: | Centrale Productions Dipanda Yo ! Cenaci Myriapodus Films |
| Starring: | Dieudonné Kabongo Yves Mba Pascal N'Zonzi Jean LaCroix Kamba Djibril Nguemongwa |
| Runtime: | 40 minutes |
| Country: | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Screenplay: | Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda |
| Cinematography: | Roland Duboze |
| Editing: | Victor Howcq |
| Music: | So Kalmer |
The Draughtsmen Clash (Le Damier – Papa national oyé!) is a 1996 film directed by Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The Draughtsmen Clash is a wicked political satire about African dictators. It tells the story of the president of a fictitious African nation who spends a sleepless night playing checkers with a pot-smoking vagabond who claims to be the all-round champion. However, the rules of the game entail the opponents howling vulgar and foul obscenities at one another. The champion proceeds to insult, and trounce, the President. His reward, and his fate, will not surprise anyone.