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Scenarios from the Sahel - The Voice Of Reason

  • Scénarios du Sahel - La Voix de la raison
Type : Fiction
Original title : Histórias de África I - A Voz da razão [Portugal]
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2001
Format : Short
Running time : 5 (in minutes)

Quando o rico Babacar pede a Aruna a mão da sua filha em casamento, Aruna fica deleitado. Mas mais tarde, sozinho com a sua consciência, Aruna recorda-se de algumas situações perturbantes sobre Babacar: suas muitas amantes e o facto de que não leva a SIDA a sério… Pode o interesse de Aruna pelo bem-estar da sua filha prevalecer, quando comparado com a atracção das coisas materiais, que Babacar oferece? (DVD 1), realizado por Fanta Régina Nacro de Burkina Faso; baseado numa ideia original de Haby Fall, de 20 anos, do Senegal. (4'50" = 4 minutos e 50 segundos) Summary: When wealthy Babacar asks Arouna for his daughter's hand in marriage, Arouna is delighted. But later, alone with his conscience, Arouna remembers some worrying facts about Babacar: his many mistresses, the fact that he doesn't take AIDS seriously…. Can Arouna's concern for his daughter's welfare hold out against the attraction of the material things that Babacar offers…? Written by Haby Fall, aged 20, from Tambacounda, Senegal. Directed by Fanta Régina Nacro of Burkina Faso. Shot in 2001 in Burkina Faso. Duration: 4 minutes 50 seconds. Film starts at 0:31:33 on the VHS compilation cassette.

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