In this first African animation, Alassane introduced his mythic toad analogies, whereby the toad becomes a safe alibi for barbed satire. At the court of King Toad, great monarch of an imaginary country, the courtiers are constantly scheming - much like a new African nation.
- Director
- Moustapha Alassane
- Country of production
- Canada
- Year
- 1966
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2010
- Length
- 4'
- Medium
- Betacam SP PAL
- International title
- The Death of Gandji
- Language
- French
- Sales
- National Film Board of Canada