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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:
Stunning, affecting, powerful. 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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Stunning, affecting, powerful., 5 January 2000
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Author: shemichael from New York, NY

This movie puts the story of "The Rape of Dinah" into the tribal context from which it comes. It also shows how a tribal legal system works & holds the Bible accountable to a higher moral code than Biblical scholars have done.

"La Genese" considers the human toll of Leah's lack of love in her family, of Jacob's excessive grieving & of the jealousy & lack of supervision of the unloved sons. It sides with Esau in his quest for justice from his brother. It pities Dinah who has lost her husband & has been driven mad by her brother's revenge on her "rape", which was in fact her assertion of her right to act on her own sexual desire.

This is a movie of extraordinary power & the scenery is gorgeous (as are the costumes).

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