1992  ·  Cameroon  ·  Fiction

Quartier Mozart

Quartier Mozart

  • 1992
  • Cameroon
  • Fiction
  • French
  • English
  • 80 mins
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Re-imagining several folk tales into a contemporary setting, director Jean-Pierre Bekolo’s first feature film recounts the story of a young girl who is magically transformed into a swaggering Casanova nicknamed “My Guy.” While the focus is on “My Guy,” several offbeat characters crowd the show, including a polygamist police chief whose daughter “My Guy” seduces and a witch whose handshake can make men’s genitals disappear. The combination of highly westernized characters and the charged folk tale atmosphere form a vision of today’s Africa. Quartier Mozart is as humorous as it is revealing and depicts the powerful influence of western pop culture. (African Film Festival New York).

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Director
Jean-Pierre Bekolo
Writer
Jean-Pierre Bekolo
Producer
Jean-Pierre Bekolo

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