King Of The Arena

Directed by Tom Sweetland · 2018

In Dakar, young wrestler Domou Walo trains in Senegal's traditional wrestling, a sport of ritual and brotherhood that offers a path out of poverty.

A striking portrait of Senegalese wrestling, where athleticism, ritual and hope collide.

Domou Walo, one of the many young Senegalese men fighting for a better life in the country’s capital of Dakar, believes that wrestling is not simply a pastime, but a destiny. British filmmaker Tom Sweetland captures the

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