Mother of the Dunes (1997)
- Original title
- Faraw!
- Directed by
- Abdoulaye Ascofaré
- Genre
- drama
- Country
- Mali
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 4 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A mother in rural Mali tries to keep her family alive after her husband is wrongly imprisoned. When he comes back broken, she must fight even harder to protect her children.
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