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Amok

IMDb ID: tt0303642 · Year: 1984 · Rating: 5.7 (38 votes)

Genres: Drama

A rural teacher discovers the harsh realities of his South Africa.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesFrance: Amok
Morocco: Amok (French)
Senegal: Amok (French)
West Germany: Amok - Aufruhr in Afrika
Hungary: Ámok!
Spain: Brutal represión
France: Les chiens de la peur (Video Title)
Soviet Union: Амок (Russian)
Amok - Aufruhr in Afrika
Release Date1984-04-05Runtime103 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews2Critic Reviews1Countries / RegionsMorocco
Guinea
Senegal
LanguagesEnglishKeywordsteacherProduction CompaniesInterfilms
M.C.
Sylicinéma
IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0303642/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0303642.jpgUpdated At2025-02-22T07:00:49

Stars

Robert Liensol
Miriam Makeba
Douta Seck
Richard Harrison
Gianni Garko
George Ardisson
Edmund Purdom
Claudio Gora
Yves Beneyton
Zorica Lozic

Directors

Souheil Ben-Barka

Writers

Souheil Ben-Barka
Michel Constantin
François Rabaté

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Robert Liensol | Character: Mathieu Sempala
Actor: Miriam Makeba | Character: Joséphine Sempala
Actor: Douta Seck | Character: Reverend Sikau Norje
Actor: Richard Harrison | Character: Elton Horn
Actor: Gianni Garko | Character: Le journaliste Breyten
Actor: George Ardisson | Character: Le chef de la police
Actor: Edmund Purdom | Character: Jaarsveld
Actor: Claudio Gora | Character: M. Horn
Actor: Yves Beneyton | Character: Actor
Actor: Zorica Lozic | Character: Actress
Actor: Mor Ba | Character: Actor
Actor: Joséphine Zambo | Character: Actress
Actor: Jacqueline Scott-Lemoine | Character: Actress
Actor: Giovanni Attanasio | Character: Actor
Actor: Luciana Antonelli | Character: Actress
Actor: Hamidou Bengoura | Character: Actor
Actor: Abdou Chaibane | Character: Actor
Actor: Bouba Diallo | Character: Actress

[Directors Group]
Name: Souheil Ben-Barka | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Souheil Ben-Barka | Role: Writer
Name: Michel Constantin | Role: Writer
Name: François Rabaté | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Moulay A. Badry | Role: Producer
Name: Gilbert Minot | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Miriam Makeba | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Girolamo La Rosa | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Souheil Ben-Barka | Role: Editor

[Production Design Group]
Name: Mody Cossa Bounama | Role: Production Designer
Name: Vincenzo Medusa | Role: Production Designer

[Production Management]
Name: Cheikh Omar Barry | Role: Production Manager
Name: Véra Caïs | Role: Production Manager
Name: Moussa Diakité | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: I. Donghol Bah | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Younouss Bah | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Akim Noury | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Sound Department]
Name: Mbemba Camara | Role: Sound Department

[Visual Effects]
Name: Ivan Tozzi | Role: Visual Effects

[Additional Crew]
Name: Philémon Hou | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ivan Tozzi | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0303642/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Soviet Union: July 13, 1983 (Moscow Film Festival)
East Germany: July 28, 1983 (TV premiere)
Hungary: April 5, 1984
France: May 9, 1984
Poland: 1985
West Germany: May 25, 1989

Awards

Winner | 1983 | Moscow International Film Festival | Golden Prize | Souheil Ben-Barka, Amok

Box Office

No box office data listed on IMDb.