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

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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