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Sarraounia

Sarraounia

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War   Drama   History
📜 Overview: On 2 January 1899, starting from the French Sudan, a French column under the command of the captains Voulet and Chanoine is sent against the black Sultan Rabah in what is now the Cameroon. Those captains and their African mercenary troops destroy and kill everything they find on their path. The French authorities try to stop them sending orders and a second troop but the captains kill the emissaries who reach them. Sarraounia, queen of the Aznas, have heard about the exactions. Clever in war tactics and in witchcraft, she decides to resist and stop those mad men.
🌏 Languages Available: French
📆 Date Released: 1986-07-01
⌚ Running Time: 120 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 5.8

Beloved Cast

Aï Keïta original image
Sarraounia
Aï Keïta
Jean-Roger Milo original image
Capitaine Voulet
Jean-Roger Milo
Féodor Atkine original image
Chanoine
Féodor Atkine
Didier Sauvegrain original image
Doctor Henric
Didier Sauvegrain
Roger Miremont original image
Lieutenant Joalland
Roger Miremont
Luc-Antoine Diquéro original image
Lieutenant Pallier
Luc-Antoine Diquéro
Jean-Pierre Castaldi original image
Sergeant Boutel
Jean-Pierre Castaldi

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