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2008 French-language Bissau-Guinean drama film
| Po di Sangui | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Flora Gomes |
| Written by | Anita Fernández Flora Gomes |
| Produced by | Films sans Frontières S.P. Filmes Arco Iris Cinétéléfilms Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP) |
| Starring | Dulceneia Bidjanque Djuco Bodjan Dadu Cissé Adama Kouyaté Edna Evora |
| Cinematography | Vincenzo Marano |
| Edited by | Christiane Lack |
| Music by | Pablo Cueco |
| Distributed by | California Newsreel Films sans Frontières Uniportugal |
| Release date | 13 November 1996 (1996-11-13) (France) |
| Running time | 90 min. |
| Countries | France Guinea-Bissau |
| Language | French |
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.
- 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
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- 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)
- ^ "Po di Sangui". Cannes. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Tree of Blood / Po Di Sangui". africanfilmny. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Po di Sangui: Film". timeout. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Po di sangui: Flora Gomes – Guinea-Bissau – 1996". trigon. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- Po di Sangui at IMDb
- Po di Sangui on YouTube