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Richard Hamilton
BBC World Service newsroom
South African filmmaker Michael Matthews says he is honoured that Beyoncé recognised his film as one of the inspirations for her new highly acclaimed country album, Cowboy Carter. The authorities in Ivory Coast's biggest city, Abidjan, have announced a ban on begging to try to combat what they call urban disorder.
Last week, the US singer revealed that each track on the album drew inspiration from a different Western film, and that she often screened the films in the background while recording. The city's Deputy Governor, Vincent N'cho Kouaoh, said begging in all its forms - including the use of handcarts - was forbidden in order to improve people's living conditions, ensure their safety and improve traffic flow.
One of the films she named was Five Fingers For Marseilles, a 2017 contemporary Western directed by Matthews, and South Africa's first Western film. In 2013, the interior ministry prohibited begging at street junctions, but it failed to curb the practice.
“It’s a huge honour to have made a mark on an artist as bold and innovative as Beyoncé,” Matthews told South African newspaper The Sowetan. Attempts in other African cities have also resulted in a similar lack of success.
"And to be included among filmmaking royalty like [Quentin] Tarantino and [Martin] Scorsese," he continued, referencing Tarantino's The Hateful Eight and Scorcese's Oscar-winning Killers of the Flower Moon, which Beyoncé also cited among the influences for Cowboy Carter. The latest ban follows mass evictions and demolitions in several of the city's slums.
Matthews added that it was significant for Beyoncé to acknowledge a South African movie. The Ivorian capital is one of the most gridlocked cities in Africa with a population of about six million people.
“The hope is that it leads to more eyes on the film around the world and on our incredible local films and filmmakers across the board.”
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