On January 2 1899, beginning from the French Soudan, a french pillar below the commandment of the captains Voulet Read More »
Tag Archives: Burkina Faso
Moolaadé (2004) Ousmane Sembene, Fatoumata Coulibaly, Maimouna Hélène Diarra, Salimata Traoré
When a woman shelters a group of girls from suffering female genital mutilation, she starts a conflict that tears her village apart. Read More »
The Night of Truth / La nuit de la vérité (2004) Fanta Régina Nacro, Moussa Cissé, Georgette Paré, Adama Ouédraogo
La Nuit de la Vérité is situated in an imaginary West African country. After ten years of civil war between Read More »
Anger of the Gods / La colère des dieux (2003) Idrissa Ouedraogo, Omar Ouedraogo, Rasmané Ouédraogo, Ina Cissé
A king’s son takes over when his father dies. Read More »
Kini and Adams (1997) Idrissa Ouedraogo, Vusi Kunene, David Mohloki, Nthati Moshesh
Kini and Adams are two friends leaving in a Zimbabwe village Read More »
Buud Yam (1997) Gaston Kaboré, Colette Kaboré
In an early 19th century African village, Wend Kuuni – a young man Read More »
Gods Gift / Wend Kuuni (1982) Gaston Kaboré, Serge Yanogo, Rosine Yanogo, Joseph Nikiema
In pre-colonial times a peddler crossing the savanna discovers a child lying unconscious in the bush. Read More »
Samba Traoré (1992) Idrissa Ouedraogo, Bakary Sangaré, Mariam Kaba, Abdoulaye Komboudri
Samba Traore returns to his village flush with funds. Read More »
The Heart’s Cry / Le cri du coeur (1994) Idrissa Ouedraogo, Richard Bohringer, Saïd Diarra, Félicité Wouassi
Moctar lives in Mali with his mother Saffi and his ailing grandfather. Read More »
Rabi (1992) Gaston Kaboré, Colette Kaboré, Joséphine Kaboré, Yacouba Kaboré
A blacksmith falls off his bicycle when he tries to avoid a tortoise which crosses his path. Read More »