Assita Ouedraogo
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La Promesse
1996-08-07
La Promesse
Overview: Igor, aged 15, and his father Roger deal in housing and peddling illicit labor in the outlying districts of Liege, Belgium. Scams, lies and swindling rule their lives. When one of his father’s illegal workers gets injured on the job and asks Igor to promise to take care of his wife and baby, Igor finds himself at a crossroad. He wants to keep the promise, but the price would be to betray his father.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1996-08-07
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The Choice
1987-03-24
The Choice
Overview: Poverty and misery are rife in Gourga, a village in the Sahel. The inhabitants must choose: stay and await international assistance or leave for more fertile regions in the country.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: xx
Release Date: 1987-03-24
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Africa, My Africa...
1994-01-02
Africa, My Africa...
Overview: Eugene, an idealistic young African farmer and musician, decides to leave his village and family momentarily to try out his luck in the city. He makes new friends there, who accompany him on his musical career. He also meets up with Kassi, a childhood friend who has become a prostitute, with whom a new, closer friendship begins. However, when she dies from AIDS, Eugene is confronted by the harsh reality that his spontaneity and innocence blocked out and decides to put his singing talents and fame as a singer to the service of fighting the disease of AIDS. Once back home in his village, the reunion with his wife and children make him realize that life and hope are more powerful than anything else.
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Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1994-01-02
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Yaaba
1989-08-23
Yaaba
Overview: A small African village. The story focuses on Bila, a ten year old boy who befriends an old woman, Sana. Everybody calls her 'Witch' but Bila himself calls her 'Yaaba' (grandmother). When Bila's cousin Nopoko gets sick it is Sana's medicine that saves her.
Genres: Family Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1989-08-23
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The Place in Between
2011-02-02
The Place in Between
Overview: A young biracial woman raised in France travels to Burkina Faso in search of the mother she hasn’t seen in many years. Meanwhile, in Paris, an émigré from Burkina Faso who makes her living as a cleaner teaches the Dioula language to a white middle-class office worker, in this affecting story of global displacement.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-02-02
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