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Wikipedia article
'Wlu, the Malian Scarface' is a 2016 Malian crime drama film directed by Marseille-born French-Malian director Daouda Coulibaly and co-produced by ric Nv and Oumar Sy. The film stars Ibrahim Koma and Inna Modja with Quim Gutirrez, Olivier Rabourdin, and Ndiaye Ismal in supporting roles. The film is about Ladji, a 20-year-old van driver in Mali who becomes a West African drug lord during the 2012 Mali War. He started committing crimes so that his older sister could quit working as a prostitute.
The film received critics acclaim and screened worldwide. The film premiered at the 2016 Angouleme Film Festival. The next year, lead actor Ibrahim Koma won the Best Actor Award at FESPACO 2017.
Originally the shooting was planned in Mali, but later relocated to Senegal for security reasons after the Bamako attack occurred in November 2015. Then the film was shot in This, Senegal.
Cast
* Ibrahim Koma as Ladji
* Inna Modja as Aminata
* Quim Gutirrez as Rafael
* Olivier Rabourdin as Jean-Franois
* Ndiaye Ismal as Zol
* Habib Dembl as Issiaka
* Jean-Marie Traor as Houphout
* Ndiaye Mariame as Assitan
References
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