Samba Traoré (1993) is a Burkinabé drama film in the Mossi language (Mòoré) directed by Idrissa Ouedraogo. It was entered into the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear.[1]
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| Directed by | Idrissa Ouedraogo |
| Written by | Idrissa Ouedraogo Santiago Amigorena Jacques Arhex |
| Produced by | Idrissa Ouedraogo |
| Starring | Bakary Sangaré Mariam Kaba Abdoulaye Komboudri |
| Cinematography | Pierre-Laurent Chénieux Mathieu Vadepied |
| Edited by | Joëlle Dufour |
| Music by | Faton Cahen Wasis Diop |
| Distributed by | New Yorker Films (U.S.) |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Countries | Burkina Faso France South Africa |
| Language | Mossi |
Plot
editTwo men hold up a gas station in the middle of the night. One of them is killed. The other one, Samba, flees with a suitcase full of money. He returns to his village with his new fortune and starts a new life. He opens a bar, gets married… But he cannot forget what he did. He lives in constant fear of getting caught by the police and his neighbors wonder about his past… Can one forget the murky past and return to a normal life so easily?
References
edit- ^ "Berlinale: 1993 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
External links
edit- Samba Traoré at IMDb
- African Film Festival of Cordoba-FCAT (license CC BY-SA-3.0)[dead link]
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