Ashakara

{{Infobox film

| name = Ashakara

| image = Ashakara poster.jpg

| alt =

| caption = French-language poster. The text means "The first African thriller: Scheming, Medicine, Multinationals."

| native_name =

| director = Gérard Louvin

| writer =

| screenplay = Gérard Louvin

| story = Philippe Souaille

| based_on =

| producer =

| starring = James Campbell
Jean-Marc Pasquet
Willy Monshengwo
Bamela Nyanta

| narrator =

| cinematography = Yves Pouliquen

| editing = Nelly Meunier

| music = Louis Crelier

| production_companies =Diproci
Koulinga Productions
Ministère de la Culture du Togo
Télévision Suisse Romande

| distributor = Citel Films
La Société des Films Sirius
ArtMattan Productions

| released = {{Film date|1991|08|31|VIFFF|1992|09|30|general release|df=yes}}

| runtime = 98 minutes

| country = Burkina Faso
Togo
Switzerland
France

| language = French

| budget =

| gross =

}}Ashakara is a French-Swiss produced Burkinabé-Togolese dark comedy film directed by Gérard Louvin, starring James Campbell, Jean-Marc Pasquet, Willy Monshengwo and Bamela Nyanta.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i_BMEAAAQBAJ&q=Ashakara++&pg=PA234|title=The African Film Industry: Trends, challenges and opportunities for growth|date=October 1, 2021|publisher=UNESCO Publishing|isbn=9789231004704|via=Google Books}}{{cite book|title=ALA Bulletin: A Publication of the African Literature Association|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZY8pAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=28 December 2012|year=2002|publisher=African Literature Association|page=109}} It was released in 1991 and entered into the 1992 Cognac International Film Festival, Solothurn Film Festival, Pan African Film Festival and Vevey International Funny Film Festival.{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0279659/releaseinfo|title=Ashakara (1991) - IMDb|via=www.imdb.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZY8pAQAAIAAJ&q=Ashakara|title=ALA Bulletin: A Publication of the African Literature Association|date=April 8, 2002|publisher=The Association|via=Google Books}}{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8vTqAAAAMAAJ&q=Ashakara|title=Jeune Afrique économie|date=April 8, 1992|publisher=Groupe Jeune Afrique pour DIFCOM|via=Google Books}}