Issaka Sawadogo
8 titles
Filmography
8 results
Sakho & Mangane
In the African city of Dakar, Commander Sakho and Lieutenant Mangane, a pair of radically different police officers, are forced to work together to solve supernatural murder mysteries which often involve a heavy dose of black magic.
Wara
In this political thriller from Senegal, student activist Aïcha and law professor Moutari Wara fight corruption and violence in the fictional town of Tanasanga.
White People
(2015)Alex (Vera Vitali) is seized on the street outside the grocery store and taken to an underground prison where people are locked up to await deportation. Viktoria (Pernilla August) is the director of the facility, and she rules with an iron fist. From the moment Alex arrives, she is determined to escape, no matter the cost. After making her debut with the critically praised "She Monkeys" Lisa Aschan is back with "White People" - a topical film about power and hierarchy. Will you eat or be eaten? Also appearing, alongside Pernilla August and Vera Vitali, are Issaka Sawadogo, Aliette Opheim, Emil Almén, and Bahador Foladi.

In His Shadow
(2023)After the death of their father, two half-brothers find themselves on opposite sides of an escalating conflict with tragic consequences.

Samba
(2014)Romance blossoms between an undocumented Senegalese immigrant working in Paris and the insomniac caseworker trying to keep him in the country.

Night of the Kings
(2021)On his first night in a wild prison in the Ivorian forest, a young man narrates the life of a legendary outlaw in order to stay alive.
Iskander
Rookie cop Chloé is transferred to Cayenne in French Guiana where she’s partnered with Dialo, a local cop with a prickly personality. Despite their mutual dislike, they’ll have to work together to solve the brutal, ritual murder of a French couple from the mainland. When the murdered couple’s son is discovered missing, and all clues point to a group of descendants of African slaves who worship a forest spirit called Iskander, Chloé and Dialo will have to double their efforts—and the time they spend together. A SHUDDER EXCLUSIVE SERIES.

Hood Witch
(2023)Nour makes a living from smuggling exotic animals and illicit products. Wishing to get her son out of the city and offer him a better future, she designs and develops a mobile app that connects clients and spiritual healers. It's a success - until a patient's consultation turns into a tragedy.