Po di Sangui

Po di Sangui
Directed by	Flora Gomes
Written by	Anita Fernández Flora Gomes
Produced by	Films sans Frontières S.P. Filmes Arco Iris Cinétéléfilms Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP)
Starring	Dulceneia Bidjanque Djuco Bodjan Dadu Cissé Adama Kouyaté Edna Evora
Cinematography	Vincenzo Marano
Edited by	Christiane Lack
Music by	Pablo Cueco
Distributed by	California Newsreel Films sans Frontières Uniportugal
Release date	13 November 1996 (1996-11-13) (France)
Running time	90 min.
Countries	France Guinea-Bissau
Language	French

Po di Sangui (Tree of Blood), is a 1996 Bissau-Guinean–French drama film directed by Flora Gomes and produced by Jean-Pierre Gallepe.[1][2] The film stars Dulceneia Bidjanque in lead role along with Djuco Bodjan, Dadu Cissé, Adama Kouyaté and Edna Evora in supportive roles.[3]

The film has been shot as an African tale in the forest village of Amanha Lundju.[4] The film received critical acclaim and won several awards at international film festivals.

Cast

• Dulceneia Bidjanque as Luana
• Djuco Bodjan as N'te
• Dadu Cissé as Puntcha
• Edna Evora as Sally
• Bia Gomes as Antonia
• Adama Kouyaté as Calacalado
• Ramiro Naka as Dou

International screenings

• France – May 1996 (Cannes Film Festival)
• Argentina – 8 November 1996 (Mar del Plata Film Festival)
• France – 13 November 1996
• Portugal – 31 July 1998
• USA – 30 April 1999 (New York African Film Festival)
• Czech Republic – 25 January 2004 (Febio Film Festival)

References

1. "Po di Sangui". Cannes. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
2. "Tree of Blood / Po Di Sangui". africanfilmny. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
3. "Po di Sangui: Film". timeout. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
4. "Po di sangui: Flora Gomes – Guinea-Bissau – 1996". trigon. Retrieved 17 October 2020.

External links

• Po di Sangui at IMDb
• Po di Sangui on YouTube