MOOLAADÈ
by Ousmane Sembene
synopsis
Seven years ago, Collé Ardo, who has undergone female circumcision, saved her daughter from Purification (circumcision). A new seven-year reign has been inaugurated. Four girls get wind of Collé's act of rebellion and take refuge at her home, asking her for the right of asylum, the Moolaadé. The village is seething with unrest. Two social values clash: the Salinde (the ancient tradition of female circumcision) and the Moolaadè.
original title: | Moolaadè |
country: | France, Burkina Faso, Morocco, Tunisia |
sales agent: | Wide Management |
year: | 2004 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Ousmane Sembene |
film run: | 124' |
release date: | FR 09/03/2005 |
screenplay: | Ousmane Sembene |
cast: | Fatoumata Coulibaly, Maïmouna Hélène Diarra, Salimata Traoré, Aminata Dao, Dominique Zeida T, Mah Compaore |
producer: | Ousmane Sembene |
co-producer: | Thierry Lenouvel |
production: | Ciné-Sud Promotion |
distributor: | Lucky Red, Neue Visionen Filmverleih GmbH, Golem Distribución, Les Films du Paradoxe, Abc Distribution, Curzon Artificial Eye, Cinemien, Stadtkino Filmverleih, Kamras Film Group Oy |