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BIKUTSI WATER BLUES

A film by Jean-Marie Teno
1988
35 mm, 93 minutes

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Camera : Joseph Guérin, Ousmane Iya.
Sound : Yves Huet, Edimo Dikobo
Editor : Noun Serra
  Screenplay : Jean Marie Teno.
Music : Zanzibar et Les Têtes Brûlées.
With : Endene David, Essindi Mindja, Tadie Tuene, Nga Marie Philomène, Marthe Ndome Ewane, Ngonga Ignace, Zanzibar and "les Têtes Brûlées"
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SYNOPSIS

The Bikutsi is a traditional rhythm of Cameroon’s southern forest region.

Moses, a 13 year old boy, lives in a poor neighborhood in the city of Mbalmayo. At school, his teacher often invites professionals to come talk about their work. This is how Moses meets a radio broadcaster, a health worker and a famous musician, Zanzibar, lead guitarist with the group “Les Tetes Brulees”.

With them, Moses and classmates learn about living conditions beyond their neighborhood. They discover that throughout the country people struggle to find clean drinking water. In Cameroon, where water is plentiful, contaminated drinking water is nonetheless responsible for the majority of illnesses.