The purple one, Prince, in his first move Purple Rain.

A West African remake of Prince's cult classic film Purple Rain is simply a must watch.

Directed by Christopher Kirkley​, Akounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai​ is a 2015 film about guitars and motorcycles. From the film, a short excerpt has emerged showing Kirkley​'s reimagining of Purple Rain.

Akounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai​ translates to Rain the Colour of Blue with A Little Red In It.

The film was shot in the Saharan city of Agadez​ in Niger. It is performed in Tuareg, the language of a semi-nomadic North African Berber group.

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The story follows a young musician as he tries to make a career for himself in the West African nation, The Republic of Niger.

SUPPLIED The film is tied into the album of the same name, which featured two chart-topping singles, When Doves Cry and the opening number Let's Go Crazy, as well as Purple Rain.

The film played off the1984 semi-autopbiographical rock musical Purple Rain, in which Prince starred playing The Kid.

In the Prince vehicle The Kid is the talented but troubled frontman of his Minneapolis-based band The Revolution.

"I liked the concept of a film that is a vehicle for an artist, utilising elements from the artist's life to create a fictional, music-based film" Kirkley told The Atlantic.