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Retired for twenty years, Bolu sage and guardian of the temple, exacerbated by the reforms which leave these three small children in his charge and without hope of a better tomorrow, decides to use the hard way to restore the social balance of his country

NOUKPO CHRISTIAN WHANNOU

Director
NOUKPO CHRISTIAN WHANNOU

Writer
BEOLA N'NAMDINE TOUGGOURT

Producer

Project Title (Original Language):

LE DISCOURS
Project Type:

Short
Runtime:

35 minutes
Country of Origin:

Benin
Country of Filming:

Benin
Language:

French
Shooting Format:

Digital
Film Color:

Color
First-time Filmmaker:

No
Student Project:

No

Distribution Information

CINECOO

Sales Agent

Country: Benin

Rights: All Rights

Director Biography - NOUKPO CHRISTIAN WHANNOU

Filmography
Noukpo WHANNOU

DIRECTOR

The speech: Fiction Short film - 35 mn – 2021

Angela: Fiction Short film - 26 mn – 2019

Tila: Series Fiction _ 2X 26 mn _ 2016

Arts et Sens: Documentary 13 mn _2009

Finan: TV (72 mn) _ 2008 Fiction produced by Lucas KOFFI

Tonton Ali: Series Fiction _ 24X13 mn _ 2008
Nominated in official competition at Fespaco 2009
UEMOA PRIZE for Integration _ Fespaco 2009

The calabash: Doc _ 8mn 30 _ 2007
Special Jury Prize Clap Ivoire 2007

Midjresso: Fiction Feature film _ 78 mn _ 2007
Nominated at Fespaco 2007 _ Panorama section

Acolytes: Fiction TV _ 36 mn _ 2005

The vaccine: Fiction 13 mn _ 2004
The dowry: Fiction 13 mn _2003

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

Cœur errant A series by Sorel AGBODEMAKOU (1st Assistant) - 2015
Le retour du roi A film by Roger NAHUM (3rd assistant) - 2014

SCRIPTS

The speech
A child at any cost
Wéfôh: Winner of the first Cinema prize at the OIF Pitch competition at Fespaco 2015
The poet
Angela
Agossi

PUBLICATIONS

Trivialics or a poet's diary: Unpublished poem
On the need to promote youth: Essay - July 1996
Le poète futile: News - September 1995- 5th at the Francofortissimes