I gave this 2 stars out of a possible 10.
I went into this not realizing what it was - and discovered it is apparently some kind of African musical - since people break into song every few minutes.
None of the songs rhyme, most of them aren't really saying anything sensible, and they all have the same non-existent tune - if you could call it a "tune."
Karmen is a tall, spectacularly built young woman, with the longest braids I've ever seen. [The actress looks as if she has probably done some modeling.]
The film opens in a women's prison, although not like any prison I've ever seen or heard of -- the inmates wear whatever they wish - and seem to be having a party.
Karmen does some frantic dancing, and the woman warden of the prison, Angelique,[a magnificently handsome woman]is definitely erotically interested. She and Karmen dance together. Later Karmen visits the warden's room and they make love - unfortunately the scene is not detailed, and is very short, although there is some nudity.
Karmen then escapes from the prison and next we see her dancing in front of another group where a man, named Lamine, maybe a Colonel - it was never really clear who he was, watches her. He is with a young woman who dislikes Karmen's seductive dancing and there is a dance-off between the two women.
After that the story [such as it is] becomes even more muddled.
With Lamine in jail, out of jail, and who knows where.
Karmen may be involved with a group of smugglers or thieves.
There is more singing. More dancing, and a scene of Angelique obviously suffering from heartbreak.
The film muddles its way to a finish, and I heaved a sigh of relief that it had ended.