Burkina Faso

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Tasuma: The Fighter
7.1

Tasuma: The Fighter

Jul. 15, 2004

Tasuma: The Fighter

A village elder veteran expecting his pension buys a mill on credit for the community, but the repeated requests ignored by the government bring ...
Sia, the Myth of the Python
6.7

Sia, the Myth of the Python

Every year the most beautiful girl will be sacrificed to the Python God. When a girl named Sia is the next to be sacrificed, she hides in the ...
Samba Traoré
7

Samba Traoré

Mar. 03, 1993

Samba Traoré

Samba Traore returns to his village flush with funds. Soon enough he manages to charm the beautiful Saratou into marrying him and, along with ...
Wallay
6.3

Wallay

Jun. 28, 2017

Wallay

Ady, a 13 years old boy, no longer listens to his father who raises him alone. The latter, running out of resources, decides to entrust Ady to ...
Faro: Goddess of the Waters
7

Faro: Goddess of the Waters

Zanga is driven out of his village. After many years, he returns to find out who is father is. At the moment of his arrival, something happens ...
The Choice
6.4

The Choice

Mar. 24, 1987

The Choice

Poverty and misery are rife in Gourga, a village in the Sahel. The inhabitants must choose: stay and await international assistance or leave for ...
Ouaga Saga
6.6

Ouaga Saga

Sep. 01, 2004

Ouaga Saga

In the capital of Burkina Faso, a band of young people tries to survive and thrive vis-a-vis the thousand and one temptations. Adventures of a ...
Buud Yam
6.8

Buud Yam

Sep. 10, 1997

Buud Yam

In an early 19th century African village, Wend Kuuni – a young man, lives with his adopted family after his mother was killed as a witch. ...
Ashakara
6.4

Ashakara

Jan. 01, 1991

Ashakara

An African doctor finds a cure to a deadly virus and decides to mass produce the drug at low cost in Africa. However, a pharmaceutical ...
The Law
7.0

The Law

Sep. 24, 1990

The Law

Set in a pre-colonial African past, Tilai is about an illicit love affair and its consequences. Saga returns to his village after an extended ...
Sarraounia
7.1

Sarraounia

Jul. 01, 1986

Sarraounia

On 2 January 1899, starting from the French Sudan, a French column under the command of the captains Voulet and Chanoine is sent against the ...
Rabi
6.8

Rabi

Sep. 01, 1992

Rabi

A blacksmith falls off his bicycle when he tries to avoid a tortoise which crosses his path. He brings the animal home to his twelve year old ...
Guimba the Tyrant
6.5

Guimba the Tyrant

May. 24, 1996

Guimba the Tyrant

The movie shows the rise and fall of a cruel and despotic village chief Guimba, and his son Jangine in a fictional village in the Sahel of Mali. ...
Dreams of Dust
7.1

Dreams of Dust

Jan. 30, 2008

Dreams of Dust

Nigerian farmer Mocktar comes to Essakane, a dusty gold mining camp in Burkina Faso, seeking work. Haunted by a tragedy-laden past, Mocktar ...
Adanggaman
6.8

Adanggaman

Aug. 31, 2000

Adanggaman

In West Africa during the late 17th century, King Adanggaman leads a war against his neighboring tribes, ordering his soldiers to torch enemy ...
The Heart’s Cry
6.2

The Heart’s Cry

Jan. 01, 1994

The Heart’s Cry

This drama focuses upon the psychological adjustment problems of a young boy whose family moves him from Africa to Paris, France. Moctar, a boy ...
Sankofa
6.9

Sankofa

May. 28, 1993

Sankofa

An African-American model on a film shoot in Ghana is transported into the body of a slave on a Southern plantation. Release: Sankofa 1993 ...