The Draughtsmen Clash

The Draughtsmen Clash
The Draughtsmen Clash
Directed by	Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda
Screenplay by	Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda
Produced by	Centrale Productions Dipanda Yo ! Cenaci Myriapodus Films
Starring	Dieudonné Kabongo Yves Mba Pascal N'Zonzi Jean LaCroix Kamba Djibril Nguemongwa
Cinematography	Roland Duboze
Edited by	Victor Howcq
Music by	So Kalmer
Release date	1996;
Running time	40 minutes
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Draughtsmen Clash (Le Damier – Papa national oyé!) is a 1996 film directed by Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Synopsis

The Draughtsmen Clash is a wicked political satire about African dictators. It tells the story of the president of a fictitious African nation who spends a sleepless night playing checkers with a pot-smoking vagabond who claims to be the all-round champion. However, the rules of the game entail the opponents howling vulgar and foul obscenities at one another. The champion proceeds to insult, and trounce, the President. His reward, and his fate, will not surprise anyone.

Awards

Fespaco (Uagadugú) 1997
Festival de Villeurbanne 1997
Reel Black Talent Award (Toronto) 1997
Festival Francófono de Namur 1998
National Black Programming Award (Filadelfia) 1998

External links

African Film Festival of Cordoba-FCAT (license CC BY-SA-3.0)^{[dead link‍]}
The Draughtsmen Clash at IMDb

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