Burn It Up, Djassa

Original title: Le djassa a pris feu

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After his father died, Tony was pulled out of school by his mother; and when she passed away, he made his way by selling cigarettes on Princess Street, famous in Abidjan for its exciting nig... Read allAfter his father died, Tony was pulled out of school by his mother; and when she passed away, he made his way by selling cigarettes on Princess Street, famous in Abidjan for its exciting nightlife. Now 21 years old, Tony is bitterly convinced that his future has been sacrificed, ... Read allAfter his father died, Tony was pulled out of school by his mother; and when she passed away, he made his way by selling cigarettes on Princess Street, famous in Abidjan for its exciting nightlife. Now 21 years old, Tony is bitterly convinced that his future has been sacrificed, and is desperate for a way out of the ghetto.

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3.6/10

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- 3 nominations total

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4/10

From Abidjan to Berlin and back again

This is a very odd and strange movie. You could tell that it was shot fast (actually 11 days seem a stretch, maybe they had a few days off). But I can't deny the enthusiasm the filmmakers had while working on it. It doesn't really seem to follow a straight line or a real narrative. It was a weird choice for a festival, but Berlinale isn't your regular festival either.

Regular people (read=not actors) portray people on the street and you can see and hear they live there and know what they talk about. This might intrigue you (as might the "interludes", I don't know what else I should call those "poems"/stabs at philosophical(?) thinking coming up every few minutes) or it might annoy you to a point, that you won't be willing to continue to watch. I did watch the whole thing ...