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Wendemi

Wendemi

by Pierre Yameogo1h351993Burkina Faso

A proposition by The Cinémathèque Afrique - Institut français

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Offspring of an African priest and a mother who cannot reveal the truth of his paternity, Wendemi is abandonned by his mother, who then runs away. As an adult, Wendemi's lack of "identity" causes him to be rejected by a society that refuses to "recognize" him. So Wendemi sets out in search of a name and a family. He at last comes to the capital, Ouagadougou, where he thinks he'll find his mother at last. Instead he runs into the "Herder", a childhood friend who has become the "man's son", a sort of pimp who finds under-aged girls for wealthy clients...

Cast and crew
  • Credits

    • Directed by : Pierre Yameogo
    • Screenplay : Pierre Yameogo, René Sintzel
    • Editor : Michèle Darmon
    • Original score : Mahmoud Tabrizizadeh
    • Producing company : Thelma Film AG, Dunia Productions, Laafi Productions, Les Films de l'Espoir
    • Image : Jürg Hassler, Moussa Diakité
    • Production : René Sintzel
    • Son : Emmanuel de Soria, Issa Traoré
  • Technical details

    • Printed format : 35 mm
    • Sound mix : Stéréo 2.0
    • Year of production : 1993
    • Category : Feature film
    • Color : Colors
    • Language : Mooré

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