Issaka Sawadogo
7 titles
Filmography
7 results

Io Capitano
(2023)Luminous bursts of magic realism abound in this immersive intercontinental odyssey from director Matteo Garrone. Winner of the Best Director award in Venice and Oscar®-nominated for Best International Feature Film, Io Capitano examines the human cost of the migrant crisis with heartbreaking empathy.
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.

Mali Twist
(2022)Samba, a young socialist militant whose father is a well-established merchant from Bamako, meets a woman and falls in love.

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.

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.