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Alpha (1972)

Original title: Alpha
1972 · 1 h 30 min
Directed by Ola Balogun · USA · African Cinema
Comedy

Cast

James Campbell Emilia X. Jimi Solanke Bill Hutson Lindsay Barrett

Plot

Ola Balogun's first feature film was made in France and focuses on a group of young Black intellectuals and artists. At the centre is Alpha, whose scepticism about fixed appellations is also expressed in his own chosen name.

Sinekatalog’s take

Ola Balogun's first feature, shot in France, follows a group of young Black intellectuals and artists, centred on a man sceptical of fixed labels, even in his own chosen name. A witty, searching comedy of identity for admirers of diasporic cinema.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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