Summaries

A small village in Burkina Faso. 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 Bila's cousin Nopoko gets sick it is Sana's medicine who saves her.—Mattias Thuresson

Details

Keywords
  • boy
  • africa
  • knife
  • burning houses
  • tetanus
Genres
  • Drama
  • Romance
Release date Aug 22, 1989
Countries of origin France Switzerland West Germany Burkina Faso
Language More
Filming locations Tougouzagué Village, Burkina Faso
Production companies Arcadia Films Thelma Film AG Les Films de l'Avenir

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 30m
Color Color
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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