Akounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai

Akounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai, (English: Rain the Color of Blue with A Little Red In It), is a 2015 Niger drama musical film directed by Christopher Kirkley and co–produced by Sahel Sounds, L'Improbable and Tenere Films.[2][3] It is the world's first Tuareg-language fiction film.[4] The film is based on the real life incidents of famous musician Mdou Moctar.[5]

Akounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai
Directed byChristopher Kirkley
Written byChristopher Kirkley
Produced bySahel Sounds
L'Improbable
Tenere Films
StarringMdou Moctar
Kader Tanoutanoute
Rhaicha Ibrahim
Abdoulaye Souleymane
CinematographyJérôme Fino
Edited bySara El Rhazoui
Jérôme Fino
Christopher Kirkley
Music byMdou Moctar [1]
Release date
29 January 2015 (USA)
Running time
75 min.
CountryNiger
LanguageTamasheq

The film has shot at Agadez, Niger. The film received positive reviews and won several awards at international film festivals.[6][7] It is a homage to Prince’s 1984 rock drama Purple Rain.

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Cast edit

  • Mdou Moctar as himself
  • Kader Tanoutanoute as Kader
  • Fatimata Falo as Mother
  • Rhaicha Ibrahim as Rhaicha
  • Ahmoudou Madassane as Ahmoudou
  • Abdoulaye Souleymane as Father

References edit

  1. ^ "Akounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai OST by Mdou Moctar". mdoumoctar. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  2. ^ "100 BUCKS . short film". powerandgloryfilms. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  3. ^ "'Purple Rain' — As Retold In A Language Without A Word For Purple". npr. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Purple Rain in the Saharan Desert". The Atlantic. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Akounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai". African filmny. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Akounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai - Rain the Color Blue with a Little Red in It". filmlinc. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Akounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai - Rain the Color Blue with a Little Red in It". rottentomatoes. Retrieved 10 October 2020.

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