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Paweogo (1982)

Paweogo poster
Directed by
Kollo Daniel Sanou
Genre
drama
Country
Burkina Faso
Runtime
1h 22m
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young Mossi man from Burkina Faso named Bila sets off for Ivory Coast seeking fortune to improve his family's life. His parents also ask him to track down his sister Pogbi, who fled a forced marriage with her lover.

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What happens

Paweogo est un film du réalisateur burkinabè Daniel Kollo Sanou sortis en 1984. Bila, un jeune mossi du Burkina Faso décide d'aller à l'aventure en Côte d'ivoire. Il va y faire fortune et revenir offrir de meilleures conditions de vie à sa famille. Après avoir accepté sa requête, les parents de Bila lui demande alors de retrouver Pogbi qui s'est enfui avec son amoureux Rasmané alors qu'elle est fiancée de force à un homme qu'elle ne connait pas. Bila prend alors le chemin de son voyage ... (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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