Overview
A small African village. The story focuses on Bila, a ten year old boy who befriends an old woman, Sana. Everybody calls her 'Witch' but Bila himself calls her 'Yaaba' (grandmother). When Bila's cousin Nopoko gets sick it is Sana's medicine that saves her.
Fun facts
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Nominations
Nominated for the International Submission to the Academy Awards (1990)
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Box office
Made on a $750K budget
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Setting
Set in Burkina Faso
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Music
Music by Francis Bebey
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Matthias Kälin
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Idrissa OuedraogoScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- August 23, 1989
- Original language
- French
- Budget
- $750K
- Countries
- Burkina Faso, Switzerland, France
Production
Cast
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