Night of the Kings
2020 · Movie · R · 93 min · ★ 6.6 · 89% critics
A young man is sent to a remote prison run by its inmates. Chosen to lead a nightly ritual, he must keep everyone captivated by telling a mythic tale until dawn, using imagination and nerve to survive the rules of this strange world.
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Details
- Original title
- La Nuit des rois
- Years
- 2020
- Release date
- 2021-02-26
- Language
- French
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 89/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (88 votes)
About
If you enjoy intense, atmospheric stories that blend prison drama with folklore-like narration, this could be for you; Not for you if you want straightforward realism or fast action like Lost Bullet.
Pros: gripping prison setting; mythic storytelling energy; tense survival stakes | Cons: surreal tone may divide; limited realism; slow-burn pacing
Awards & recognition
- Youth Jury Award of the International Film Festival Rotterdam · 2021
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2021 · nominated
Cast & crew
- KB
Koné Bakary
as Roman
Steve Tientcheu
as Barbe Noire (Blackbeard)
- DC
Digbeu Jean Cyrille
as Demi-Fou (Half-Mad)
Rasmané Ouédraogo
as Soni
Issaka Sawadogo
as Nivaquine
Denis Lavant
as Silence
- AK
Abdoul Karim Konaté
as Lass
- MA
Macel Anzian
as Lame de Rasoir (Razor Blade)
- GL
Gbazi Yves Landry
as Sexy
- UL
Umar Aïcha Lola
as Albino Woman
Directed by Philippe Lacôte