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]

Samba Traoré
Directed byIdrissa Ouedraogo
Written byIdrissa Ouedraogo
Santiago Amigorena
Jacques Arhex
Produced byIdrissa Ouedraogo
StarringBakary Sangaré
Mariam Kaba
Abdoulaye Komboudri
CinematographyPierre-Laurent Chénieux
Mathieu Vadepied
Edited byJoëlle Dufour
Music byFaton Cahen
Wasis Diop
Distributed byNew Yorker Films (U.S.)
Release date
  • 10 September 1993 (1993-09-10)
Running time
85 minutes
CountriesBurkina Faso
France
South Africa
LanguageMossi

Plot

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Two 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

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  1. ^ "Berlinale: 1993 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
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