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Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter Propulsively lurching with infectious glee from crime drama to modern-day Western to horror suffused with supernatural elements, this may turn out to be the rare African film that enters the international mainstream... Dec 22, 2022 Full Review Roxana Hadadi New York Magazine/Vulture It’s a pleasure to sprint alongside Saloum in an effort to keep up. Sep 9, 2022 Full Review Noel Murray Los Angeles Times Herbulot and Diop have made a movie that is bold and exciting, combining bits of reality with outsized myth, in a tale of crime, revenge, and literal monsters, set in a wonderland where it seems anything can happen. Sep 9, 2022 Full Review Sarah Vincent Cambridge Day The crime-thriller preamble, followed by the incurrence of the supernatural, makes for fast-paced, stylish action in the hands of Congolese filmmaker Jean Luc Herbulot, delivering in his sophomore effort. Rated: 2.5/4 Aug 16, 2023 Full Review Pramit Chatterjee Digital Mafia Talkies Watch Saloum just to witness Jean Luc Herbulot jump from dark comedy to thriller to western to the supernatural horror genre and then wrap it all up with a sense of existentialism like it’s nothing. Rated: 5/5 Jul 20, 2023 Full Review Andy Crump The Playlist Saloum is tense an when it kicks into high gear, scary as hell. Rated: B+ Dec 22, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

Chrissy C visually incredible with memorable characters. a wild plot that doesn’t feel jarring. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 12/23/24 Full Review Craig B Quite an intriguing movie. Not really a straight out horror. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/28/24 Full Review Korra N Genre-blending done right in more ways than one, Saloum is twisted, twisty and taut, with incredible visuals, outstanding performances and smart writing. This is a truly great film that's wildly underseen & underappreciated. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 11/10/24 Full Review Jonah K a familiar message that is uniquely distinguished by it’s focus on symbolic horror and stylistic restraint. it’s definitely asking more from its viewers than it initially lets on, and i say that as a positive. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/31/24 Full Review Alec B A tight Carpenter-esque thriller. The movie commits to its bleak concept and feels more emotionally raw than a lot of recent American horror focused on the past. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/26/24 Full Review Mark T Great premise and original storyline. Unfortunately the film fails to deliver. What could have been a good Indie Horror, falls short. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 05/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Synopsis Shot down after fleeing a coup and extracting a drug lord from Guinea-Bissau, the legendary mercenaries known as the Bangui Hyenas -- Chaka, Rafa and Midnight -- must stash their stolen gold bounty, lay low long enough to repair and refuel their plane and escape back to Dakar, Senegal. When they take refuge at a holiday camp in the coastal region of Sine-Saloum, they do their best to blend in with their fellow guests; including a mute named Awa, with secrets of her own, and a policeman who may be on their tail, but it's Chaka who happens to be hiding the darkest secret of them all. Unbeknownst to the other Hyenas, he's brought them there for a reason and once his past catches up to him, his decisions have devastating consequences, threatening to unleash hell on them all.

Director

Jean Luc Herbulot

Producer

Paméla Diop

Screenwriter

Jean Luc Herbulot, Paméla Diop

Distributor

IFC Midnight

Production Co

Lacmé

Genre

Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Action

Original Language

Wolof

Release Date (Theaters)

Sep 2, 2022, Limited

Release Date (Streaming)

Sep 8, 2022

Box Office (Gross USA)

$3.9K

Runtime

1h 24m