Clando
Clando is a 1996 drama film from Cameroon directed by Jean-Marie Teno.[2] Initially set in Douala, the film explores the experiences of Anatole Sobgui (played by Paulin Fodouop),[1] a man who loses his job as a computer programmer and begins working as an unlicensed cab driver (or 'clando') who is arrested and tortured by a corrupt regime for printing anti-government leaflets. Left sexually and psychologically impotent by the experience, his life begins to deteriorate rapidly. He migrates to Cologne to find his former employer's son, Chamba. Here, he falls in love with a local, a political activist named Irene, who convinces him to return home to Cameroon.[3]
| Clando | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jean-Marie Teno |
| Written by | Jean Marie Teno |
| Produced by | Jean Marie Teno |
| Starring | Paulin Fodouop |
| Cinematography | Nurith Aviv |
| Edited by | Aurelie Ricard |
| Distributed by | Les Films Du Raphia ZDF - Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Language | French |
Clando was Teno's first feature-length film.[4] It addresses issues around migration and political violence in Cameroon, and sharply criticizes the authoritarian leadership.[5][6]
Cast
- Anatole Sobgui - Paulin Fodouop
- Madeleine Sobgui - Henriette Fenda
- Irene - Caroline Redl
- Chamba Rigobert - Joseph Momo
- Tchobe - Guillaume Nana
References
- "CLANDO (1996)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on July 17, 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- "Clando". California Newsreel. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- Henry, Freeman G. (2003). GEO/GRAPHIES: Mapping the Imagination in French and Francophone Literature and Film. French Literature. Vol. 30. Rodopi. pp. 167–177. ISBN 978-9042011540.
- Cham, Mbye (1998). "African Cinema in the Nineties". African Studies Quarterly. 2 (1): 47–51. ISSN 2152-2448.
- "Showing of Clando by Jean-Marie Teno, a Cameroonian filmmaker". University of Rochester. 21 March 2005. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- Harrow, Kenneth W. (Spring 2011). "Toward a New Paradigm of African Cinema". Critical Interventions: Journal of African Art History and Visual Culture. 5 (8): 221. doi:10.1080/19301944.2011.10781411. ISSN 2326-411X.