Saworoide (movie)
- User score: 5
- Production country: Nigeria
- Producer: Tunde Kelani
- Release date: 1/1/1999
- Run time: 103 min.
Movie description
When a usurper, Lapita, seizes the throne of Jogbo the scene is set for a film about the power struggles and corruption of a mythical African state tied up to the rituals of kingship – principally the beating of the Saworoide (or brass bell) drum. A homespun political parable emerges drawing interest by converting the typically unstable African political stereotypes into a fable complete with songs and a Greek Chorus that reflect upon the plot.
