Tilaï
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| Tilaï | |
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| Directed by | Idrissa Ouedraogo |
| Produced by | Idrissa Ouedraogo |
| Written by | Idrissa Ouedraogo |
| Starring | Rasmane Ouedraogo |
| Music by | Abdullah Ibrahim |
| Cinematography | Pierre-Laurent Chénieux Jean Monsigny |
| Editing by | Luc Barnier |
| Distributed by | New Yorker Films (USA) |
| Release date(s) | September 8, 1990 (premiere at TIFF) December 5, 1990 (France) |
| Running time | 81 mins. |
| Country | Switzerland, United Kingdom, France, Burkina Faso, Germany |
| Language | More |
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Tilaï ("The Law") is a 1990 award-winning Burkinabé drama film written and directed by Idrissa Ouedraogo. It premiered at the 1990 Toronto Film Festival.
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[edit] Plot
Saga (Rasmane Ouedraogo) returns to his village to find that his father has married Saga's intended wife Nogma (Ina Cissé). When Saga and Nogma begin a technically incestuous affair and run away, the family falls apart.
[edit] Cast
- Rasmane Ouedraogo as Saga
- Ina Cissé as Nogma
- Roukietou Barry as Kuilga
- Assane Ouedraogo as Kougri
- Sibidou Sidibe as Poko
- Moumouni Ouedraogo as Tenga
- Mariam Barry as Bore
- Seydou Ouédraogo as Nomenaba
- Mariam Ouedraogo as Koudpoko
- Daouda Porgo as Porgo
- Kogre Warma as Maiga
- Mamadou Ganame as Ganame
- Noufou Ouédraogo as The child
- Amade Ganame as Villager
- Issaka Porgo as Villager
[edit] Awards
Tilaï won the Jury Grand Prize at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival and the Grand Prize at the 1991 Panafrican Film and Television Festival.
[edit] External links
- Tilaï at the Internet Movie Database
| Preceded by Cinema Paradiso tied with Trop belle pour toi |
Grand Prix du Jury, Cannes 1990 tied with The Sting of Death |
Succeeded by La belle noiseuse |
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