Yaaba
by Idrissa Ouedraogo1h301989France
Recommended byMahamat Saleh Haroun, Aki Kaurismäki, Jean-Pierre Bekolo
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A small African village. The story focuses on Bila, a ten year old boy who befriends an old woman, Sana. Everybody calls her 'Witch' but Bila himself calls her 'Yaaba' (grandmother). When Bilas cousin Nopoko gets sick it is Sana's medicine who saves her.
Credits
- Production Compagny : La Sept Cinéma, Les Films de l'Avenir, Thelma Film AG, Arcadia Films
- Distributor : La Traverse
- Sound Recorder : Jean-Paul Mugel
- Photo Director : Matthias Kälin
- Director : Idrissa Ouedraogo
- Scenario : Idrissa Ouedraogo
- Original Music : Francis Bebey
- Editing : Loredana Cristelli
Technical details
- Printed format : 35 mm
- Sound mix : Stéréo 2.0
- Year of production : 1989
- French release date : 14 August 1989
- Category : Feature film
- Color : Colors
- Language : Moré