Sous le signe du vaudou | |
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Directed by | Pascal Abikanlou |
Produced by | Pascal Abikanlou (Abiscal Films) |
Edited by | Andrée Davanture |
Release date | 1976 |
Country | Benin |
Sous le signe du vaudou (English: 'Under the Sign of Vodoo') is a Beninese film directed by Pascal Abikanlou[1] and released in 1974. It is the director's first feature film,[2] as well as Benin's first fiction feature film.[3][4][5][6] In color, it was shot in 16 mm, then expanded to 35 mm.
A young man neglects the ritual offerings to the voodoo deities and invokes their anger. His family suffers the consequences: house burned, crops destroyed. He leaves for the city to try to help them, but finds himself caught up in drugs. He ends up meeting a young girl who encourages him to return to the village. They marry in the voodoo tradition and the curse is lifted.