Summaries

Every year the most beautiful girl will be sacrificed to the Python God. When a girl named Sia is the next to be sacrificed, she hides in the house of the village idiot, a man who goes around shouting hyper-aggressive criticisms against everything. Sia is found by the soldiers but the army commander had for some time prepared a revolt against the emperor and saves Sia on the way. Will Sia reveals the terrible secret she learned about the Python God ?—Max Scharnberg, Stockholm, Sweden

Details

Keywords
  • rape
  • insanity
  • superstition
  • revolt
  • village idiot
Genres
  • Drama
Release date Jun 11, 2002
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin France Burkina Faso
Official sites Official site
Language Bambara
Filming locations Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
Production companies Sahélis Productions Les Productions de la Lanterne

Box office

Gross US & Canada $4662
Opening weekend US & Canada $3313
Gross worldwide $19830

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 36m
Color Color
Sound mix Stereo
Aspect ratio

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