Propulsively lurching with infectious glee from crime drama to modern-day Western to horror suffused with supernatural elements, this may turn out to be the rare African film that enters the international mainstream...

| Dec 22, 2022

It’s a pleasure to sprint alongside Saloum in an effort to keep up.

| Sep 9, 2022

Herbulot and Diop have made a movie that is bold and exciting, combining bits of reality with outsized myth, in a tale of crime, revenge, and literal monsters, set in a wonderland where it seems anything can happen.

| Sep 9, 2022

Saloum does not stop at simply reinterpreting the tropes of the western but wholly retools its influences with local flavours.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 6, 2022

Herbulot’s direction has not just energy to spare but a truly advanced and accomplished perspective.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Sep 2, 2022

“Saloum” has the extravagance of fable and folklore. The plot is ludicrously jam-packed, but the pace is fleet and the dialogue has wit and a carefree bounce...

| Sep 1, 2022

With expert visual precision, the film flows into each new, wild narrative wrinkle as if it were the most logical thing in the world.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 29, 2022

Yann Gael sizzles as the trio’s lead Chaka. Oozing charisma and pathos, Gael has the swagger of a born leader.

| Feb 23, 2022

Strap in; Jean Luc Herbulot's Saloum is nothing less than 84 minutes of pure African genre mayhem, with little interest in pausing long enough for you to catch your breath.

| Oct 2, 2021

Spirituality, morality, mythology, and mysticism get thrown into a gritty crime thriller blender, culminating in a refreshingly unique type of genre-bender.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 24, 2021

Freely mixes and marries the cinematic languages of spaghetti Westerns, samurai dramas and classic monster movies to tell an exciting and distinctly African story.

| Sep 17, 2021

The film weaves together supernatural horror elements with comedy and suspense. All aspects come together to create a unique story about how the cycle of revenge can come back to haunt you.

| Sep 17, 2021