KARMEN GEÏ

Joseph Gaï RAMAKA - Senegal

Synopsis

Vivacious dissident Karmen Geï, stuck in a Senegalese prison, performs a dance so erotic and mesmerizing that she seduces the warden, and is able to break out. Finally free and roaming the capital, Karmen gatecrashes a military wedding and bewitches Col. Lamine Diop, whose ardor lands him in prison. After Karmen helps him escape, the two embark on a grand adventure across the West African coast.

Film details

Genre : Narrative Feature film
Duration : 86 minutes
Year of production : 2001
Country : Senegal
Casting : Djeïnaba Diop Gaï - Magaye Niang - Stephanie Biddle - Thierno Ndiaye Doss - Dieynaba Niang - El Hadg Ndiaye - Aïssatou Diop
Screenwriter : Joseph Gaï Ramaka
Cinematography : Bertrand Chatry
Editor : Hélène Girard
Director : Joseph Gaï RAMAKA






Joseph Gaï Ramaka is a director, screenwriter and producer with a Paris degree who has written/directed films that have won prizes internationally. Karmen Gei screened at the 2001 Cannes and Sundance Festivals, and won Best Feature at the 2002 Los Angeles Pan-African Film Festival.