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The Woman with the Knife

5.2(10)20101h 17m1

A young, unnamed Ivorian intellectual returns home after a lengthy spell in France. Failing to reconcile his new-found modernist views with his African traditions, and obsessed with his sexual inhibition, the man becomes haunted by the specter of a knife-brandishing woman threatening to shatter any potential relationships with other women.

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Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
French

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Produced in

Cote D'Ivoire

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Still from The Woman with the Knife

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical (limited)Museum of Modern Art, New York1 Jan 2020
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Theatrical (limited)Karlovy Vary International Film Festival22 Aug 2021
  • FranceFR

    • PhysicalBlu-ray17 Sept 2024
  • ItalyIT

    • Theatrical (limited)Cineteca di Bologna28 Jun 2019
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Theatrical (limited)International Film Festival Rotterdam5 Feb 2010
  • PortugalPT

    • Theatrical (limited)Cinemateca Portuguesa11 Jan 2020
  • SwitzerlandCH

    • PremiereLocarno Film Festival1 Aug 1969

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The Woman with the Knife was released on 5 February 2010.

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    r96sk

    8/17/2025

    6/10

    <em>'The Woman with the Knife'</em> attempts something ambitious and is, naturally, impressive for a 1969 Ivorian film. With that noted, it did lose me the longer it went on - which, for an 80 minute movie, isn't the best sign. I don't have anything major against it, mind. It's just not for me and all that. I did appreciate the visuals of the film, I think it looks the part in fairness. The acting is also satisfac…

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