The joyous and vibrant sound of rai -
a centuries-old Algerian folk music known for its often racy and politically
charged lyric, and influenced over the years by flamenco, jazz and, most recently
rap-gorgeously suffuse 100% Arabica’s culture-clash
story.
This animated film exquisitely recounts
the tale of tiny Kirikou -- a clever, courageaous little boy
born in an African village in which Karaba the Sorceress has placed a terrible
curse -- as he sets out on a quest to free his village of the curse and find
out the secret of why Karaba is so wicked.
Made in the tradition of such true-life
political thrillers as Malcolm X and JFK, Raoul Peck's award-winning Lumumba
is a gripping epic that dramatizes for the first time the rise and fall of legendary
African leader Patrice Lumumba.