Prince goes Sahel in this colorful homage to Purple Rain. Set among the sub-Saharan Tuareg people, and reputedly the first feature film in their Tamashek language (which has no word for "purple," hence the title). Resplendent in a purple robe and matching chopper, smoking hot guitarist Mdou Moctar arrives in a music-mad Niger town and sets about wooing a local beauty, clashing with his pious father, and fencing with the jealous king of the local scene (Kader Tanoutanoute, as wily and dapper as Morris Day) until their climactic six-string shootout.
Release Date | April 17, 2015 | |
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Status | Released | |
Original Title | Akounak tedalat taha tazoughai | |
Runtime | 1h 15min | |
Budget | — | |
Revenue | — | |
Language | — | |
Original Language | xx | |
Production Countries | Niger | |
Production Companies | L'improbableSahel SoundsTenere Films |