Blending too-cool mercenaries with Senegalese folklore, Saloum brings a bit of Robert Rodriguez to its badass hybrid horror. DoNatoBomb's review:
scratches a badass Robert Rodriguez itch. Its approach to genre elevation meets at the corner of Western African tragedies and infernal escape plans, all of which smell of rebellious gunsmoke. Herbulot pens a screenplay about revenge obsessions and smuggled treasure as militant rebels collide with literal demons from Senegal folklore.
The year is 2003, amidst a coup d’état. A trio of mercenaries known as “Bangui’s Hyenas” are tasked with escorting a drug lord out of Guinea-Bissau, along with his massive haul of gold blocks. Chaka , Rafa and Minuit are legends of their craft—but their latest assignment is derailed when their aircraft starts leaking fuel. Chaka instructs Rafa to steer towards Sine-Saloum, where they’ll stay at a community compound where rooms are traded for chores.
Opening sequences prioritize the characterization of Senegal through narrated anecdotes, sprawling landscape shots and the personalities of the Hyenas. They’re described as sorcerers and mercs—Minuit knocks foes unconscious with a puff of dust blown through his wrapped hand. Herbulot doesn’t lose us to Senegalese traditions, and Gana Sira Bana’s curse upon the Bainouk people injects fantastical fabled horrors.
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