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Wendemi (1993)
Directed by S. Pierre Yameogo
Drama · 1h 35m
When Cecile (Sylvie Yameogo), an unwed mother-to-be, refuses to identify the father of her child, she is thrown out of her parents' home and eventually leaves her baby in a field, where another family finds him and takes him home. Michel (Alassane Dakissaga), the head of the household, reluctantly assumes responsibility for the baby after going to the police, the local priest and the traditional village chief, each of whom advises him to seek the counsel of another authority.
Cast
Sotigui Kouyaté
Crew
- Director
- S. Pierre Yameogo
- Writer
- S. Pierre Yameogo, René Sintzel
Details
- Original title
- Wendemi, l'enfant du Bon Dieu
- Release date
- 1993-09-12
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- FR
- Spoken languages
- French
- Countries
- Burkina Faso