Bintou

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Bintou

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Directed by Fanta Régina Nacro
Produced by Claire Lajoumard
Written by Fanta Régina Nacro[1]
Starring Hyppolite Ouangrawa
Alima Salouka
Music by Yacouba Compaoré
Maï Lingani[1]
Cinematography Nara Keo Kosal
Editing by Nano Chesnais
Distributed by Zimmedia
Release date(s) January 29, 2001 (Netherlands)
Running time 31 mins.[1]
Country Burkina Faso
France
Language More[1]
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Bintou (also known as A Close-Up on Bintou) is a 2001 Burkinabé short film directed by Fanta Régina Nacro. It formed part of the 2002 collection Mama Africa.

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[edit] Plot

Mother-of-three Bintou wishes her daughter to go to school to receive the education that she was denied in her own childhood. Since her husband refuses to pay for a daughter to be educated, Bintou must earn money by growing millet sprouts.[1][2]

[edit] Cast

  • Hyppolite Ouangrawa as Abel, Bintou's husband
  • Alima Salouka as Bintou

[edit] Awards

Bintou won several festival awards in 2001 and 2002 including at the Cannes Film Festival, Amiens International Film Festival, Bermuda International Film Festival, Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, Marrakech International Film Festival and the Ouagadougou Panafrican Film and Television Festival.[1][3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Bintou (2001) (French). fanta-nacro.com. Fanta Régina Nacro. Retrieved on 2007-12-29.
  2. ^ Mama Africa. BFI (2005-07-21). Retrieved on 2008-02-09.
  3. ^ Awards for Bintou. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 2007-12-29.

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