With France taking centre stage as FAME Week Africa’s 2026 Destination Focus, French cinema steps into the spotlight with the African Premiere of the highly anticipated Le Fantôme de l’Opéra (The Phantom of the Opera).

Directed by Alexandre Castagnetti the film brings Gaston Leroux’s iconic story into present-day Paris. The story follows Anastasia, an 18-year-old dancer who arrives in Paris dreaming of joining the prestigious Opéra Garnier. While rehearsing Orpheus, a supposedly cursed opera said to have been composed by the Phantom, she is drawn to a mysterious pianist. As opening night approaches, strange accidents and unsettling discoveries blur the line between reality and the supernatural, pulling her into an impossible love story.