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5.9/10   108 votes
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Writer:
Jean-Louis Sagot-Durvaroux (writer)
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Release Date:
8 December 1999 (France) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
The biblical story of Jacob and Esau. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
3 wins & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
The Most Interesting Movie of 1999 more (4 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)
Sotigui Kouyaté ... Jacob
Salif Keita ... Esau
Balla Moussa Keita ... Hamor
Fatoumata Diawara ... Dina
Maimouna Hélène Diarra ... Lea
Balla Habib Dembélé (as Habibou Dembele)
Magma Coulibaly
Oumar Namory Keita
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Directed by
Cheick Oumar Sissoko 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Jean-Louis Sagot-Durvaroux  writer

Produced by
Jacques Atlan .... executive producer
Chantal Bagilishya .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Michel Risse 
Pierre Sauvageot 
 
Cinematography by
Lionel Cousin 
 
Film Editing by
Aïlo Auguste-Judith 
 
Production Design by
Bogolan Kasobane 
 
Set Decoration by
Fallo Baba Keïta 
 
Sound Department
Martin Boissau .... sound
Joël Rangon .... sound
Emmanuel Soland .... sound editor
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Genesis (International: English title) (USA)
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Runtime:
102 min
Country:
France | Mali
Language:
Bambara
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
France:U | Singapore:PG
Filming Locations:
Mali
Company:
Balanzan more

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The Most Interesting Movie of 1999, 13 December 1999
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Author: Michael Fleischhacker from United States

"La Genese" is not the best film of 1999, but it certainly is the most interesting.

Based rather loosely on the biblical story of Jacob, director Cheick Oumar Sissoko and screenwriter Jean-Louis Sagot-Duraroux have stripped away the text's complexities to give us a study of tribal culture. While not a theological study, it certainly is a fascinating look at a society of which most of us in the western world are unaware.

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