Oka!

Name: Oka!
Genre: Drama
Released: October 14, 2011
Duration: 106 min
Rating: 61

2011

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Dada Films | Release Date: October 14, 2011 | Not Rated

Summary: The forest dwelling tribe of Bayaka pygmies is famed for its acute hearing. When the tribe's revered leader hears a menacing new sound in the forest, his super-sensory powers send a message to "Big Ear," his ethnomusicologist friend Larry Whitman, from his sickbed in New Jersey. Against doctor's orders, Larry travels to his friends inThe forest dwelling tribe of Bayaka pygmies is famed for its acute hearing. When the tribe's revered leader hears a menacing new sound in the forest, his super-sensory powers send a message to "Big Ear," his ethnomusicologist friend Larry Whitman, from his sickbed in New Jersey. Against doctor's orders, Larry travels to his friends in Central Africa to help them battle Mayor Bassoun, a powerful local politician who is helping Mr. Yi, a developer with a logging company intent on destroying the Bayaka's forest home. Refusing to give in, Larry and the pygmies humorously concoct a series of obstacles to try to prevent the loggers, all while continuing to enjoy their colorful way of life with music and dance inspired by the beauty of the African forest, its animals and magical spirits. (Dada Films)… Expand

Director: Lavinia Currier

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 106 min

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Peter Rainer

Oct 14, 2011

Oka! is a fascinating movie with many free-form charms. Read full review

John Anderson

Oct 13, 2011

If movies were subject to sanity tests, Oka! would be a crazy old man with a three-day beard and a sock full of kruggerrands under his mattress. Read full review

Boxoffice Magazine Sara Maria Vizcarrondo

Oct 21, 2011

OKA!, like the mysterious horn the characters hunt, is a real find. Read full review

Keith Uhlich

Oct 12, 2011

That the filmmaker at least makes a concerted effort to tweak what in most hands would be an offensively whitewashed dark-continent parable is worth some measure of praise. Read full review

Andy Webster

Oct 13, 2011

If only for its portrait of a land and a fascinating culture, Oka! is worth the journey. Read full review

V.A. Musetto

Oct 14, 2011

Yearning for an exciting African adventure? Oka! isn't it. Read full review

Walter Addiego

Oct 27, 2011

The plot is somewhat pedestrian and the dialogue needs more zip. But it's amusing to watch the Bayaka poke good-natured fun at the gangly Larry, who has only their best interests at heart. Read full review

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