Po di Sangui

2008 French-language Bissau-Guinean drama film
  • 13 November 1996 (1996-11-13) (France)
Running time
90 min.CountriesFrance
Guinea-BissauLanguageFrench

Po di Sangui (Tree of Blood), is a 1996 Bissau-Guinean–French drama film directed by Flora Gomes and produced by Jean-Pierre Gallepe.[1][2] The film stars Dulceneia Bidjanque in lead role along with Djuco Bodjan, Dadu Cissé, Adama Kouyaté and Edna Evora in supportive roles.[3]

The film has been shot as an African tale in the forest village of Amanha Lundju.[4] The film received critical acclaim and won several awards at international film festivals.

Cast

  • Dulceneia Bidjanque as Luana
  • Djuco Bodjan as N'te
  • Dadu Cissé as Puntcha
  • Edna Evora as Sally
  • Bia Gomes as Antonia
  • Adama Kouyaté as Calacalado
  • Ramiro Naka as Dou

International screenings

  • France – May 1996 (Cannes Film Festival)
  • Argentina – 8 November 1996 (Mar del Plata Film Festival)
  • France – 13 November 1996
  • Portugal – 31 July 1998
  • USA – 30 April 1999 (New York African Film Festival)
  • Czech Republic – 25 January 2004 (Febio Film Festival)

References

  1. ^ "Po di Sangui". Cannes. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Tree of Blood / Po Di Sangui". africanfilmny. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Po di Sangui: Film". timeout. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Po di sangui: Flora Gomes – Guinea-Bissau – 1996". trigon. Retrieved 17 October 2020.

External links

  • Po di Sangui at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • Po di Sangui on YouTube