Uncle Cankle and the Dancing Ankle

May 18, 1952

0h 12m

★ 0.0

Overview

A film following the elderly Cankle Chiyembekezo, a once skilled dancer suffering from undiagnosed arthritis. Unable to cope with his rapid deterioration, Cankle shuts himself off from the world. The majority of the film was destroyed in a bombing raid during the Sudanese civil war, only 12 minutes of footage remain.

Genres

Drama

Horror

Production Companies

Yamoussoukro Productions

Mathew Mclean film directory

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Cast

Cankle Chiyembekezo

Jimkazuzo Yamoussoukro

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