CUTLASS (Director`s Cut)

16-year-old Vivian moves to live with her grandmother Ma Granni in the city of Bamenda (Cameroon)
On her arrival, she is infatuated by BEN, an Okada
boy (commercial bike rider)
Ben so Lovely and willing to be financially Supportive takes Vivian on a ride to a seemingly romantic but dangerous adventure.

  • Burri-Taka Bolalima
    Director
  • Amabel Muncheb Nguang
    Writer
  • Burri-Taka Bolalima
    Writer
  • Burri-Taka Bolalima
    Producer
  • Ngu Tenneng Dieudonne
    Associate Producer
  • Catherine Fri
    Key Cast
    "Vivian"
  • Rose Fulia
    Key Cast
    "Ma Granni"
  • Burri-Taka Bolalima
    Key Cast
    "Ben"
  • Collins Fonde
    Key Cast
    "Mbah"
  • Bibish Bright
    Key Cast
    "Fijong"
  • Bernadette Manka
    Key Cast
    "Mami Ben"
  • Jeddy Kingz
    Key Cast
    "Ashu"
  • Lina Ikechuju
    Key Cast
    "Mami koki"
  • Relindis Nchang
    Key Cast
    "Mrs. Agam"
  • Jonas Bandin
    Production Assistants
  • Wilfred Planner
    Production Assistants
  • Bitzer Mbidzenyuy
    Production Assistants
  • Bernard Tabi
    Production Assistants
  • Maxwell Njei Fon
    Production Assistants
  • Nformi Calvin
    Production Assistants
  • Charlie x
    Original Soundtrack
  • Victor Monteiro
    Original Score
  • Burri-Taka Bolalima
    Editor
  • Claudio Daniel Suarez
    Sound Mixxing
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    Drama
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 31 minutes 16 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 29, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    25 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Cameroon
  • Country of Filming:
    Cameroon
  • Language:
    Other
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Burri-Taka Bolalima

Born in 1990 in Bamenda, Cameroon (West Africa). He always loved acting, and when he moved to Switzerland at the age of 13 in 2003 he discovered his passion and interest in filmmaking. His Parents couldn't fulfill his wish to attend a film school, due to lack of financial resources, so he learned most of his movie making skills through the Internet and by practice. He has been active in making movies ever since, as an actor, director, editor and producer of his short films and assisted on several other productions.

In 2007, he founded BERNWOODfilms, his independent film studio in Bern. He Attended a road construction school for 3 years till 2010 while dedicating his free time working on his movie making skills.

By 2012, he scripted and produced a short Satire titled BERNWOOD´S SCHOOL OF INTEGRATION with Students from Over 30 different nationalities staring as actors in the movie. He went on to win a youth Promotion award from the Swiss Government in 2013.

Over the years he returned time and again to Cameroon mostly for vacation. After meeting with several Movie making enthusiast with less or no possibilities to exploir their craft, he founded CAMEROON CINEMA in 2015 a production house that offers various self organized movie making programs and equipment´s for free to assist young aspiring movie makers and actors mold their craft.

In 2014, in his home town Bamenda he shot a short film titled SALVATION BY WORKS, a christian themed film which was well-received by the local community and brought Burri-taka in contact with more movie making enthusiast and actors who where willing to be part of Cameoon Cinema.

2017 He decided to return for a while to Cameroon to work on his first Feature film CUTLASS which was shot and produced between 2017 to 2019. The production of Cutlass was put on hold or postponed on several occasions Due to Political unrest and civil war in Cameroon since 2017. Cutlass is in Post production as of now.

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