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Burkinabe

  • Burkinabè
Type : Fiction
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2019
Format : Feature
Running time : 75 (in minutes)

A sick young woman, Mariam, returns to Burkina Faso after having left as a young child who was adopted and sent out of the country to South Africa, where she always felt alien. She returns as an ailing young adult to the land of her birth on a journey of self-discovery, to spend her last days in the land of her forefathers. She does not know the language, culture, or norms. She is on a quest to reconnect with her family and her roots. While trying to figure out how to get to her native village, she encounters and befriends a charismatic bike messenger/taxi driver, Moussa, who volunteers to take her South, claiming good knowledge of the country and the exact place of her village. A city slicker bike messenger, Moussa, is living a fast-paced life in the city. His life is lonely as the debt is building up, and he is estranged from his family living in a remote village. Outwardly Moussa seems in control, hiding behind his charm, charisma and style. Moussa grows increasingly paranoid in Ouagadougou as his debts mount up. He needs to get out.

A film by Nthato Mokgata / Carla Fonseca

South Africa / Burkina Faso, 2019, Fiction, 75 minutes, English / French / Dioula with English subtitles

starring Carla Fonseca, Dramane Ouedraogo, Josiane Yeri Hien, Christ Nathan Jason Mbaide



Written & Directed By: Nthato Mokgata & Carla Fonseca

Music by Salif Diarra; Chobolo Manyelo; Nthato Mokgata

CAST:
Carla Fonseca
Dramane Ouedraogo
Josiane Yeri Hien
Christ Nathan Jason Mbaide

Production:
Teka Films

In collaboration with
Goethe-Institut Ouagadougou

FESTIVALS:
World Premiere - FESPACO 2019
Official Selection - Maputo Fast Forward Film Fest 2019
Official Selection - Silicon Valley African Film Festival 2019
Official Selection - Festival de Cinema Brasil 2019
Official Selection - Lake International PanAfrican Film Fest Nairobi 2019
Official Selection - WOW International Film Festival Tunisia 2019

2020 | 41st Durban International Film Festival, Virtual Edition, South Africa | 10-20 sept 2020
* Official Selection
www.durbanfilmfest.com/film/burkinabe/

2019 | Festival de Cinema (São Paulo, Brazil)
* Official Selection

2019 | 26th FESPACO, Ouaga (Burkina Faso) | February 23 to March 2, 2019
* Selection - Panorama
* Première Mondiale (World Premiere)

Partners

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  • Togo : Kadam Kadam

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