Run (2014 film)

Run
Directed by Philippe Lacôte
Produced by Claire Gadea
Ernest Kouamé
Written by Philippe Lacôte
Starring Abdoul Karim Konaté
Bienvenue Koffi[1]
Music by Sebastian Escoffet
Cinematography Daniel Miller
Edited by Barbara Bossuet
Distributed by Bac Films
Release date
  • 17 May 2014 (2014-05-17) (Cannes)
  • 17 December 2014 (2014-12-17) (France)
  • 17 December 2014 (2014-12-17) (Ivory Coast)
Running time
 100 minutes
Country France
Ivory Coast
Language French

Run is a 2014 French-Ivorian drama film directed by Philippe Lacôte. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.[2] The fictionalized account of the 2011 post-election upheaval in the Ivory Coast that killled 3000 people was first film from that country selected for Cannes.[1]

The film was also selected as the Ivorian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.[3][4] It received 12 nominations at the 11th Africa Movie Academy Awards but did not win any award.

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References

  1. 1 2 Christopher Vourlias (1 August 2014). "Once-glittering Côte d'Ivoire film industry hopes for a sequel: Local filmmakers try for a cinematic renaissance after years of civil war and win a spot at Cannes". Al-Jazeera. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "2014 Official Selection". Cannes. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "81 Countries In Competition For 2015 Foreign Language Film Oscar". AMPAS. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  4. ↑ Essien, Iquo B. (9 October 2015). "Philippe Lacôte's Debut Feature 'Run' Is Ivory Coast's Best Foreign Language Film Oscar Entry". IndieWire. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
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