Saloum is the new movie worth watching this weekend

This week, there are many new films that you can watch at your home. Yes, Disney Plus has the Thor film (as well as the new Pinocchio Morbius morb’d its way over to Netflix. If you have only time to watch one movie, it’s worth the effort. SaloumShudder now streams.

Jean Luc Herbulot is an award-winning music director who has created a Senegalese thriller. SaloumIt’s 84 minutes long of excellence in genre-bending. To talk more about how exactly it mashes genres together would be to give some things away, but from the start it’s apparent how spaghetti Westerns had a strong influence on the film.

The movie follows Bangui’s Hyenas, three legendary mercenaries who crash land in a village in the region of Sine-Saloum after completing a mission in the midst of the 2003 coup in Guinea-Bissau. It all starts at the beginning Saloum’s evocative costuming choices clue you in to each of the three principal characters: When you first meet them, the three leads are wearing identical ponchos, but the camera focuses on their footwear (one wears Versace, one wears sneakers, one goes barefoot) to instantly tell you what you need to know about this eclectic group of friends and colleagues.

There is something not right about the village where they arrive, so Herbulot and the rest of the cast expertly build tension throughout the 84 minute run time. That tension explodes into a series of Western-style gunfights with revolvers, all with a beautiful score reminiscent of Ennio Morricone’s work on Sergio Leone’s movies. I will leave the rest for you to discover for yourself, but I will say there’s a reason this movie is on a horror-centric streaming service.

Saloum The movie premiered first at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2021. It went on to win awards at Fantastic Fest, Vancouver International Film Festival and other festivals. It’s a blast and one of my favorite movies I’ve seen this year, and I’m positively thrilled it’s available for wider viewing now.

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