As reported by Variety, Montreal-based distribution company Evokative Films has acquired Canadian rights to Pierre Laffargue's French action film Black. The film stars French rapper MC Jean Gab'1, who Twitch readers might recognize from his small role in Pierre Morel's Banliueue 13 (District 13), and Carole Karemera. Jean Gab'1 plays the titular Senegalese bank-robber (born and raised in France) who plans on going straight after a botched heist. His cousin interrupts his brief retirement with a call from Dakar, where a briefcase full of diamonds presents a new opportunity.
One might ask what differentiates this film from the pack? The trailer, which is currently being re-cut for the Canadian market, gives a hint. The French and Senegalese locales, the witchcraft, the Afro-beat music, the European heavies and the overall vibe invokes the black action films of the 70s but with a modern international vibe. Evokative Films is the first international distributor to purchase rights for Black, and the United States rights are still up for grabs. Who will be next? Stay tuned to Twitch.
