Suriname's film industry is small but rooted in a genuinely distinctive culture, drawing on its mix of Creole, Hindustani, Javanese and indigenous traditions. Sranan Folktales: Arki Den Bigi Sma taps directly into that oral heritage, bringing local storytelling to the screen in Sranan Tongo. See what Macca made of it below.
Rating: 3.0★
There's a distinct, sun-drenched charm to the 16mm aesthetic of 1970s cinema, and Pim de la Parra's 1976 drama One People captures that era's visual texture about as well as anything I've seen from the period. I have a real soft
Genre Horror
★★★ — Sranan Folktales: Arki Den Bigi Sma (2020)
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