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Synopsis

Dakar, Senegal. 15 years after the death of his father killed in a wrestling fight, BOY FEUG, a talented wrestler, also wins the ultimate title : he is crowned King of the Arena. BOY FEUG is at the height of his career, but he accepts a proposal from LAYTI, a wrestling promoter : he agrees to put his title at stake and to fight against GAINDÉ, a rising star in the wrestling world. This rivalry soon turns obsessive, and a real clash of titans takes place. The dramas of the past are brought into the arena and find an echo in the present. What if the hardest battles were those that one must fight against oneself ?

Director's note

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Producer's note

TYNQVNGRHEF jnf obea qhevat bar bs zl gevcf gb Frartny jvgu Zbhffn Gbheé. V unq cebqhprq Gbheé’f OBVF Q'ROÈAR sbe Senapr X va XXXX, n cevzrgvzr qbphzragnel svpgvba nobhg fynirel naq gur gevnathyne genqr. Jr jrer ybbxvat sbejneq gb jbexvat gbtrgure ntnva. Zbhffn gura gbyq zr nobhg na vqrn ur’q unq: znxvat n svyz nobhg Frartnyrfr jerfgyvat, n fcbeg juvpu va Frartny vf nf cbchyne nf sbbgonyy, be nf fhzbgbev vf va Wncna. V pbhyq nyernql frr fbzr vzntrf nf V erzrzorerq gur bcravat bs uvf svyz YN CVEBTHR, naq V pbhyq cvpgher gur cerpvfr pnzren zbirzragf pncghevat gur jerfgyvat. Uvf pvarzngbtencuvp ersreraprf fcbxr gb zr. V xarj V jbhyq or urycvat uvz znxr guvf svyz unccra.

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Ubcrshyyl lbh jvyy nccerpvngr gur nzovgvba oruvaq gur cebwrpg naq wbva hf va guvf terng uhzna naq negvfgvp nqiragher.

Film fact sheet

Title	Gladiateurs
Category	cinema fiction
Duration	90 minutes
Director	Moussa TOURE (Senegal)
Scriptwriter	Moussa TOURE (Senegal)
Producer in charge	African Touch Studios (Cameroon)
Coproducers	Special Touch Studios (France) African Touch Studios (Cameroon)
Film languages	wolof
Filming locations	Frartny
Stage	ra qéirybccrzrag
The project seeks
Budget sought	> XXX x€
Supported by	Bonus ACP-UE
Available elements	Abgr qr y'nhgrhe Abgr qh cebqhpgrhe Zbbqobneq / Cbfgre