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The Legend of Black Snake
After years spent in Paris, Clotaire Sangala returns to his native country, Africa. Raised by a Chinese martial arts grandfather, convinced to have been found in a garbage can, Clotaire knows nothing of the glorious past of his parents. He will become "Black Snake", the masked and ultra-sapped superhero, liberator of the people against the dictator Hezekiah.
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After years spent in Paris, Clotaire Sangala returns to his native country, Africa. Raised by a Chinese martial arts grandfather, convinced to have been found in a garbage can, Clotaire knows nothing of the glorious past of his parents. He will become "Black Snake", the masked and ultra-sapped superhero, liberator of the people against the dictator Hezekiah.
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Genre:Comedy
Written By:Thomas Ngijol, Jean-Pascal Zadi, Alexandre Gonzales
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Runtime:82 minutes
Studio:Why Not Productions, Black Dynamite Films, TNG, UGC, C8 Films
Cast
Thomas Ngijol, Karole Rocher
Director
Thomas Ngijol
Clotaire Sangala
Karole Rocher
Françoise Langlos
Édouard Baer
Henry Thouvenel
Michel Gohou
Ezechias
Thembaletu Ntuli
Little Mamadou
Sabine Pakora
Billy
Jérôme Le Banner
Beaumont aka Le gitan
Tapa Sudana
Grand-père
Lindsay Karamoh
Gertrude
Steve Tientcheu
Malabar
Eric Abrogoua
Rigobert "Fisherman"
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