Sango Malo (1990) Poster

(1990)

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5/10
not so long ago, a picture of daily Africa!
etoukesteph2 January 2003
Bassek Ba Kobhio has done few movies! Sango Malo stands out as his most successful one. It brings out the reality of Black African routine. This story not only shows the challenges Sango is faced with as a man and as a teacher, but much more as an African.

Ba Kobhio's contribution to enhancing the professional careers of Sango Malo's cast is outstanding!

The quality of the shooting is yet another story. Little emphasis is placed on the quality of SOUND and ART.

Well notice that Bassek has not shot any movie in nearly ten years though he presides festivals in Cameroon and collaborates with the continentally-prestigious FESPACO. Hope he's taking his time to do it much better in the near future.
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8/10
beautifully realized character sketch and product of African filmmaking
zadcock30 January 2002
SANGO MALO is an African film, made in Cameroon, that will, frankly, probably not be seen much because of that. The film has a beautifully realized character development between its focus character, Malo, and his seeming-opposition, the Headmaster of the school in which Malo works. By the end of the film, both characters have taken unexpected turns in strong, realistic ways, yielding an atypical yet acceptable vision of characters who only begin to recognize their faults. In some ways, it is a revolt film, but for being a film about approaching a governmental monster, it is as introspectively interesting as they get. In short, definitely a film worth tracking down, especially for fans of people like Spike Lee who don't exempt any of their characters from human fault.
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