Sango Malo

Name: Sango Malo
Genre: Drama
Released: 1992-08-05
Duration: 1 h 33 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Jeanne Abanda, Epaye Monny Akwa, Jean-Pierre Atangana Messi

1990
1h 33m

IMDb RATING

5.9/10

YOUR RATING

Drama

Sango Malo contrasts two views of education. The traditional headmaster represents a rigid, "Eurocentric." curriculum designed to produce docile colonial administrators. Malo, the radical yo... Read allSango Malo contrasts two views of education. The traditional headmaster represents a rigid, "Eurocentric." curriculum designed to produce docile colonial administrators. Malo, the radical young teacher, emphasizes the practical skills needed to build a self-reliant rural communit... Read allSango Malo contrasts two views of education. The traditional headmaster represents a rigid, "Eurocentric." curriculum designed to produce docile colonial administrators. Malo, the radical young teacher, emphasizes the practical skills needed to build a self-reliant rural community. The film illustrates Brazilian educator Paolo Freire's celebrated distinction between a... Read all

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

5.9/10

YOUR RATING

2User reviews

See production info at IMDbPro

Photos

User reviews2

5.947

Featured reviews

8zadcock

beautifully realized character sketch and product of African filmmaking

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.

5etoukesteph

not so long ago, a picture of daily Africa!

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.