Death of the Serpent God
Death of the Serpent God (2014) : This film begins, so to speak, where ‘Vol spécial’ left off. The reality of migration bears its teeth: Following a scuffle, 20-year-old Koumba from France is sent back to the place where she was raised – Senegal. She returns to the lost village of her ancestors hysterical, argumentative and unproductively rebellious. Now the mother of a toddler, she continues to come to terms with the two cultures; the outcome is unforeseeable, as is the outcome of this cinematic long-term observation. The risk of its failure due to its protagonist is palpable. But Koumba’s fascinating metamorphosis is also obvious, her body and character have taken on a more harmonious nature. All hope is not lost.
Sylvia Kristel – Paris
Shirley MacLaine, comme un torrent
Le cinéma de Terry Gilliam - L’imagination au pouvoir
Viacrucis Migrante
In Between
The Grass Dwellers
