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  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Dada Films
  • 1 h 45 m
  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Dada Films
  • 1 h 45 m

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 in Ce...

Directed By: Lavinia Currier

Written By: Louis Sarno, Suzanne Stroh, Lavinia Currier

  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Dada Films
  • 1 h 45 m
  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Dada Films
  • 1 h 45 m

Oka!

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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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 in Ce...

Directed By: Lavinia Currier

Written By: Louis Sarno, Suzanne Stroh, Lavinia Currier

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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83
Oct 14, 2011
Oka! is a fascinating movie with many free-form charms.
By Peter Rainer FULL REVIEW
70
Oct 21, 2011
OKA!, like the mysterious horn the characters hunt, is a real find.
By Sara Maria Vizcarrondo FULL REVIEW
70
Oct 12, 2011
Oka!, a loose-limbed tapestry of cultural nuances, atmosphere, and song, is a tuneful tribute to the Bayakan spirit.
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60
Oct 13, 2011
If only for its portrait of a land and a fascinating culture, Oka! is worth the journey.
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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.
By Keith Uhlich FULL REVIEW
50
Oct 17, 2011
As a film stupefied by its exotic setting, Oka! almost drops its walking stick of a plot as it wanders through the Central African Republic's jungle, getting blissed out on the sensuous delights of the surrounding wildlife and local Bayaka music.
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Oct 14, 2011
Yearning for an exciting African adventure? Oka! isn't it.
By V.A. Musetto FULL REVIEW

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Production Company James Bruce Productions, Roland-Film
Release Date Oct 14, 2011
Duration 1 h 45 m
Rating Not Rated
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Tagline A New African Adventure
Website https://www.facebook.com/OKAMovie
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