Jacob And Esau Movie. Genesis (La Genèse)

Cheick Oumar Sissoko is an African film director from Mali who has made a startling drama of high emotion out of stories about the house of Abraham taken from chapters 33-37 of the book of Genesis. Jacob (Sotigui Kouyate) is in mourning for his beloved son Joseph who has disappeared. Everyone assumes that he has been torn by wild beasts in the wilderness. In addition, Jacob is being hunted by his enraged brother Esau (Salif Keita) who can’t forgive him for stealing his birthright. He is waiting for the righ