Karmen Gei (2001)
Karmen Geï
Bizet's Carmen gets a modern adaptation. Seducting, provocating, sensual. All the ingredients for a perfect drama. With her charm, Karmen gets out of many situations.
- Date of release
- 2001-06-27
- TMDB
- 4.5 / 10 (9)
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Genres
- Drama, Music, Romance
- Director
- Joseph Gaï Ramaka
Casting
- Djeïnaba Diop Gaï — Karmen Geï
- Magaye Niang — Lamine Diop
- Stephanie Biddle — Angélique
- Thierno Ndiaye Doss — Old Samba
- Dieynaba Niang — Ma Penda
- El Hadg Ndiaye — Massigi
- Aïssatou Diop — Majiguene
- Yandé Codou Sène — Beach singer
- Massamba Madieye — Mansour
- Ibrahima Mbaye — Sidar
- Coly Mbaye — Inspector Tall
- Abasse Wade — Calki
Interesting facts
Karmen Geï is a musical drama film, directed by Joseph Gaï Ramaka and released in 2001. A coproduction of companies from Senegal, France and Canada, the film is an adaptation of Georges Bizet's opera Carmen in a Senegalese setting, with Karmen portrayed as a seductive bisexual criminal who escapes prison to revive her smuggling ring.
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