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Fire! (1991)
Directed by Adama Drabo
Drama · 1h 40m
Life in the African country of Mali in the 1990s is vividly highlighted in this mild drama. In the story, a young forest ranger who sees that his work holds the key to the future of his country (through reforestation) is disgusted at the short-sighted, money-grubbing ways of his superiors. He has a much better relationship with local villagers than with his agency's bosses. As the movie opens, the villagers are preparing to hold a hunting ceremony but are not sure whether they will do it the old fashioned way, with a bonfire, or will obey a government decree that open fires are too dangerous. There is a lot of sexual teasing between the villagers, including some harmless horseplay. For instance, when a man whispers another woman's name in his sleep, his wife pours water into his ear in revenge.
Cast
Crew
- Director
- Adama Drabo
- Writer
- Adama Drabo
- Director of Photography
- Lionel Cousin
- Editor
- Rose Evans
Details
- Original title
- Ta Dona
- Release date
- 1991-02-10
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- BM
- Spoken languages
- French, Bambara
- Countries
- Mali, France
- Production
- Kora Films, C.N.P.C.