Delwende (2005)
- Directed by
- S. Pierre Yameogo
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Burkina Faso, France
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 4 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A mother and daughter in a rural Burkinabé village push back against a sexist tradition that threatens them. The film follows their struggle to survive and resist a rigid community code.
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What happens
Delwende is a 2005 Burkinabé drama film directed by S. Pierre Yameogo about a mother and daughter resisting to succumb to a local sexist tradition. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Prize of Hope award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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