Naitou, l'orpheline (English: Naitou The Orphan) is a Guinean film directed by Moussa Kémoko Diakité, released in 1982. The film, based on a West African folktale, is unique in the fact that it is narrated musically by the Ballet National de Guinée.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
| Naitou | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Moussa Kémoko Diakité |
| Written by | Moussa Kémoko Diakité |
| Cinematography | Laalioui Mohamed |
| Edited by | Ahmed Bouanani |
Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | Guinea |
Synopsis
editIn a fit of jealousy, a woman poisons her co-wife. Not limiting herself to this one crime, she sets her sights on Naitou, the only daughter of the deceased. Eventually the "conscience" of the village, symbolized by an old woman, drives her crazy.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Africiné - Naïtou (L'orpheline)". Africiné (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-18.
- ^ "Films | Africultures : Naïtou (L'orpheline)". Africultures (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-18.
- ^ Larousse, Éditions. "Naitou Naitou - LAROUSSE". www.larousse.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-18.
- ^ Hjort, Mette; Jørholt, Eva (2019-03-01). African Cinema and Human Rights. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-03946-0.
- ^ Armes, Roy (2008). Dictionnaire des cinéastes africains de long métrage (in French). KARTHALA Editions. ISBN 978-2-84586-958-5.
- ^ Les cinémas d'Afrique: dictionnaire (in French). KARTHALA Editions. 2000-01-01. ISBN 978-2-84586-060-5.
- ^ Information (in French). Le Ministère. 1984.
- ^ "Naitou". Festival des 3 Continents. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
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