Les Saignantes

Les Saignantes
Promotional poster
Directed by	Jean-Pierre Bekolo
Written by	Jean-Pierre Bekolo
Produced by	Jean-Pierre Bekolo Andre Bennett Lisa Crosato Jim Fink Michelle Gue Pascale Obolo Adrienne Silvey
Starring	Dorylia Calmel Adèle Ado
Cinematography	Robert Humphreys
Edited by	Jean-Pierre Bekolo
Music by	Joelle Esso Adam Zanders
Release date	2005 (2005)
Running time	92 minutes
Countries	France Cameroon
Language	French

Les Saignantes (English: The Bloodettes) is a 2005 futuristic science fiction erotic thriller film. Set in the year 2025, the film follows two sex workers as they attempt to dispose of the corpse of a political leader who dies as a client of one of the women. The film also addresses political corruption in Cameroon through its plot and use of intertitles. The film won the Silver Stallion (second best African film) at Fespaco 2007 and the Best Actress awards with the special mention of the jury.

Cast

• Adèle Ado as Majolie
• Dorylia Calmel as Chouchou
• Emile Abossolo M'Bo as Minister of State
• Josephine Ndagnou as Natou
• Essindi Mindja as Essomba
• Alain Dzukam as Rokko
• Veronique Mendouga as Dr. Amanga
• Bekate Meyong as Mamba
• Thierry Mintamack as Tony

Awards

• Adèle Ado won Best Actress for her work in Les Saignantes at the 2007 Ouagadougou Panafrican Film and Television Festival.
• Jean-Pierre Bekolo won the "Silver Etalon de Yennega" for his work on the film at the 2007 Ouagadougou Panafrican Film and Television Festival.

See also

• Afrofuturism in film

External links

• Les Saignantes at IMDb
• The Bloodettes - Les Saignantes on Kanopy

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