Grandmother (1989)
- Original title
- Yaaba
- Directed by
- Idrissa Ouédraogo
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Burkina Faso, France, Switzerland
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 27 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young boy in a rural Burkinabé village befriends an elderly woman whom the community shuns as a witch. Their friendship challenges local superstitions and brings moments of connection and understanding.
gentleearthyslow-pacedpoignantwarmmeditativeintimatelyrical
What happens
Yaaba is a 1989 Burkinabé drama film written, produced, and directed by Idrissa Ouedraogo, "one of the best known films from francophone sub-Saharan Africa". It won the Sakura Gold prize at the 1989 Tokyo Film Festival. The film was selected as the Burkinabé entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 62nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. The film was the subject of a short documentary Parlons Grand-mère, which was shot during the film's production by Djibril Diop Mambéty. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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