French Action film BLACK Premieres at SXSW 2009 (Updated)
Evokative Films provided us with a snappy English subtitled version of the trailer for Black. It is now featured beneath the fold.
Pierre Laffargue's action film Black is one of the six Fantastic Fest titles playing at the 2009 SXSW Film Festival and Conference. In fact, the screening in March will represent the film's world premiere. Black stars French rapper MC Jean Gab'1, who ScreenAnarchy readers might recognize from his small roles in Banliueue 13 (District 13) and Banlieue 13 - Ultimatum. 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.
The English subtitled trailer, which is beneath the fold as usual, gives a small taste of what the film is about. The French and Senegalese locales, the witchcraft, the Afro-beat music, the European heavies and the overall feel invokes the black action films of the 70s but with a modern international vibe. Montreal-based distribution company Evokative Films, who picked up Canadian rights for the film in late 2008, kindly provided us with the trailer. The English subtitled version should be available soon. However, the visuals and funky sounds don't need an interpreter.
