Sarraounia (1986)

Directed by

Med Hondo

Genre

drama film, historical film

Country

Burkina Faso, France

Runtime

2h

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film tells the story of Queen Sarraounia, a Hausa leader who resists French colonial forces in 1899 West Africa. It focuses on her strategic battle and the cultural clash with the advancing French military unit.

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What happens

Sarraounia is a 1986 historical drama film written and directed by Med Hondo. It is based on a novel of the same name by Nigerien author Abdoulaye Mamani, who co-wrote the screenplay. The novel and film concern the real-life Battle of Lougou between Azna (remnant animist-Hausa people) queen Sarraounia and the advancing French Colonial Forces of the Voulet-Chanoine Mission in 1899. Sarraounia was one of the few African tribal leaders that resisted the advances of French expansionists Paul Voulet and Julien Chanoine. The film won the first prize at the Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) and was critically well received. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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