Moolaadé (2004)
- Directed by
- Ousmane Sembène
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Morocco, Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Senegal
- Runtime
- 2h 04m
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 76 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 woman in a rural village uses a traditional magical protection to shelter her daughter and other young girls from the practice of female genital cutting. The villagers who support the tradition challenge her actions, creating a conflict between her stand and their beliefs.
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What happens
Moolaadé ("magical protection") is a 2004 film by the Senegalese writer and director Ousmane Sembène. It addresses the subject of female genital mutilation, a common practice in a number of African countries, from Egypt to Nigeria. The film was a co-production between companies from several Francophone nations: Senegal, France, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Morocco, and Tunisia. It was filmed in the remote village of Djerrisso, Burkina Faso. The film argues strongly against the practice, depicting a village woman, Collé, who uses moolaadé (magical protection) to protect her daughter and a group of younger girls. She is opposed by the villagers who believe in the necessity of female genital cutting, which they call "purification". This was Sembène's last film before his death in 2007. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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