Ashakara
An unusual and sprightly tale of modern Africa, Ashakara is a colorful blend of social, political and cultural elements wrapped up a thriller format. Set in Togo, West Africa, Ashakara is a modern African tale. An African doctor finds a curne 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. |Burkina Faso/Togo/Switzerland/France|1991|90 mins|action|French with English subtitles|Gerard Louvin,dir.|
Official Selection 1992 Cognac International Film Festival of Thrillers An unusual and sprightly tale of modern Africa, Ashakara is a colorful blend of social, political and cultural elements wrapped up a thriller format. The unfamiliarity of the terrain provides an enjoyable, bumpy ride. Leonard Klady Variety. "Ashakara is a fun movie with a happy ending, although parents may find one scene a bit too explicit for younger children to watch. However the story is also serious, for its point that African people need to keep control over the valuable side of their tradition. It also shows, through the actions of Koffi and La Trouard, how poverty and political instability have bred corruption in their midst." - Arnold Shepperson
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