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Sango Malo

Sango Malo

1990Movie⏱️ 1h 33m
Drama
5.8
IMDB Rating
47 votes

Sango Malo contrasts two views of education. The traditional headmaster represents a rigid, "Eurocentric." curriculum designed to produce docile colonial administrators. Malo, the radical young teacher, emphasizes the practical sk...

Director
Bassek Ba Kobhio
Writers
N/A
Stars
Jeanne Abanda, Epaye Monny Akwa, Jean-Pierre Atangana Messi
Release Date
August 5, 1992
Language
French
Country
Cameroon, Burkina Faso
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 2
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

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Jeanne Abanda
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Epaye Monny Akwa
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Jean-Pierre Atangana Messi
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Daniel Bakang
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Lucie Bekono
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Massam A. Biroko
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Jimmy Biyona
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Jérome Bolo
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Jean Endene
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Henriette Fenda

🎬 Technical Specs

Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Production
Diproci, Fodic, Les Films Terre Africaine

🎯 Categories

FrenchDrama

⭐ Featured Review

beautifully realized character sketch and product of African filmmaking
by zadcock2002-01-30
8/10

"SANGO MALO is an African film, made in Cameroon, that will, frankly, probably not be seen much because of that. The film has a beautifully realized character development between its focus character, Malo, and his seeming-opposition, the Headmaster of the school in which Malo works. By the end of the film, both characters have taken unexpected turns in strong, realistic ways, yielding an atypical yet acceptable vision of characters who only begin to recognize their faults. In some ways, it is a revolt film, but for being a film about approaching a governmental monster, it is as introspective..."

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📖 Synopsis

Sango Malo contrasts two views of education. The traditional headmaster represents a rigid, "Eurocentric." curriculum designed to produce docile colonial administrators. Malo, the radical young teacher, emphasizes the practical sk...