Ashakara
1991 · Movie · 95 min. · Burkina Faso
Set in Togo, West Africa, Ashakara is a modern African tale. An African doctor finds a cure to a deadly virus and decides to mass produce the drug at low cost in Africa. However, a pharmaceutical multinational does not want the doctor to succeed and sends an agent to Africa first to buy the drug then to destroy it...Mixing action, suspense, good humor, and a lucid depiction of the contemporary African continent, Ashakara entertains and educates all at once.
Direction Gérard Louvin
Cast James Campbell · Jean-Marc Pasquet · Willy Monshengwo · Bamela Nyanta · Gbegnedji Yawavi · Kouvaha Yom · Nimon Taki Lala · Irene Helbongo · Mana Johnson · Damawuzan Dama · Ahyakpor Koffi
Screenplay Gérard Louvin · Philippe Souaille
Original title Ashakara
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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