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Akounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai

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A young musician tries to make a career for himself in Niger.

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Alan Scherstuhl Village Voice 07/20/2015
By all means, entice your friends by saying, "It's a low-budget African Purple Rain - doesn't that sound crazy?" Then groove with them for 75 minutes and watch them buy every Moctar and Sahel Sounds record they can. Go to Full Review Oscar Goff Boston Hassle 07/24/2019
Where Prince's story plays like a traditional, somewhat bombastic melodrama, Moctar's is gentle, lyrical, and leisurely paced. Go to Full Review Diane Carson KDHX (St. Louis) 08/29/2017
Peppered with entertaining musical interludes and a clear homage to Prince, the story also includes subplots involving father-son conflict, stealing music and songs, and debate about the negative reputation of musicians. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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11/25/2015 Nigerien Purple Rain. Great music and great sense of place. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Christopher Kirkley

Director

Fatimata Falo

Mother

Rhaicha Ibrahim

Rhaicha

Ahmoudou Madassane

Ahmoudou

Mdou Moctar

Mdou Moctar

Abdoulaye Souleymane

Father
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Movie Info

Synopsis A young musician tries to make a career for himself in Niger.
Director
Christopher Kirkley
Screenwriter
Christopher Kirkley
Genre
Drama, Music, Romance
Original Language
root
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 22, 2018
Runtime
1h 15m