Directed by Souleymane Cissé
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Turner Classic Movies)
A young man sets out on a journey to find an uncle to help him make a stand against his father who wants him dead. The father relentlessly pursues the boy with the help of two slaves and a magical post which points them in the right direction. The boy ends up befriending a king and helping his village defeat invaders. He gets a young wife in the process, and the two continue the journey to his uncle. They find him in another village and are given a magic "wing", which the boy uses in the final confrontation. Interesting, but not particularly compelling, story of African rituals and magic. There is no real explanation of the central feud between father and son, and the primitive special effects, a floating post, a dog walking backwards, are not very convincing either.
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