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Sous le signe du vaudou

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Sous le signe du vaudou
Directed byPascal Abikanlou
Produced byPascal Abikanlou (Abiscal Films)
Edited byAndrée Davanture
Release date
  • 1976 (1976)
CountryBenin

Sous le signe du vaudou (English: 'Under the Sign of Vodoo') is a Beninese film directed by Pascal Abikanlou[1] and released in 1974. It is the director's first feature film,[2] as well as Benin's first fiction feature film.[3][4][5][6] In color, it was shot in 16 mm, then expanded to 35 mm.

Synopsis

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A young man neglects the ritual offerings to the voodoo deities and invokes their anger. His family suffers the consequences: house burned, crops destroyed. He leaves for the city to try to help them, but finds himself caught up in drugs. He ends up meeting a young girl who encourages him to return to the village. They marry in the voodoo tradition and the curse is lifted.

References

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  1. ^ Les cinémas d'Afrique: dictionnaire (in French). KARTHALA Editions. 2000-01-01. ISBN 978-2-84586-060-5.
  2. ^ Shiri, Keith (1992). Directory of African Film-makers and Films. Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-948911-60-6.
  3. ^ "Africiné - Sous le signe du vaudou". Africiné (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  4. ^ "" Sous le signe du vaudou " : Grande attraction du Festival international de Porto-Novo". La Nation Bénin. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  5. ^ POTEL, Isabelle. "Sous le signe du vaudou". Libération (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  6. ^ Houngnikpo, Mathurin C.; Decalo, Samuel (2013). Historical Dictionary of Benin. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-0-8108-7171-7.