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Naitou (l'orpheline) (1982)

Naitou (l'orpheline) poster
Original title
Naïtou l'orpheline
Directed by
Moussa Kémoko Diakité
Genre
music
Country
Guinea
Runtime
2h
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young orphan girl from a West African village faces challenges and finds her place in the world. Her story is told through dance and music performed by the national ballet of Guinea.

musicalfolktaleemotionalculturalmelancholicrhythmiclyricalcalm

What happens

Naitou, l'orpheline (English: Naitou The Orphan) is a 1982 Guinean film directed by Moussa Kémoko Diakité. The film, based on a West African folktale, is unique in the fact that it is narrated musically by the Ballet National de Guinée. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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