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The Newcomer

The Newcomer (Le Nouveau venu)

  • Benin,
  • France
  • 1976
  • · 87m

Director Richard de Medeiros
Cast Agnès Chichi, Sébastien De Souza, Michel Djondo, Sikirou Ogoujobi
Genre Comedy

Agouénou, a newcomer to a government agency, takes on the entrenched corruption and butts heads with the leader of the old-guard, Sénou. The film features music composed and performed by Nigerian Afrobeat luminary Fela Kuti.

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New York Post by Lou Lumenick

A majestic conclusion to a nine-plus-hours epic that stirs the heart, mind and soul as few films ever have.

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New York Daily News by Jack Mathews

The most emotionally satisfying because, in addition to having both more intimate drama and more spectacular battles, it resolves all of the issues raised before.

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New York Magazine (Vulture) by Peter Rainer

Jackson is rare among the makers of epic movies in that he knows how to do the small stuff, too. The Return of the King has “heart”--how else could it pump out all that blood?

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ReelViews by James Berardinelli

Labeling this as a "movie" is almost an injustice. This is an experience of epic scope and grandeur, amazing emotional power, and relentless momentum.

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Empire by Alan Morrison

Those who have walked beside these heroes every step of the way on such a long journey deserve the emotional pay-off as well as the action peaks, and they will be genuinely touched as the final credits roll.