| Yaaba | |
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| Directed by | Idrissa Ouedraogo |
| Produced by | Idrissa Ouedraogo |
| Written by | Idrissa Ouedraogo |
| Starring | Fatimata Sanga Noufou Ouedraogo |
| Music by | Francis Bebey |
| Cinematography | Matthias Kälin |
| Editing by | Loredana Cristelli |
| Distributed by | New Yorker Films (U.S.) |
| Release date(s) | September 14, 1989 (Toronto Film Festival) |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Burkina Faso Switzerland France |
| Language | Mòoré |
| Box office | $55,000 |
Yaaba is a 1989 Burkinabé drama film written, produced, and directed by Idrissa Ouedraogo. It won the Sakura Gold prize at the 1989 Tokyo Film Festival.[1]
The film is set in a small African village. Bila (Noufou Ouédraogo) is a ten year old boy who makes friends with an old woman called Sana (Fatimata Sanga), who has been accused of witchcraft by her village, and has become a social outcast. Only Bila is respectful of her, and calls her "Yaaba" (Grandmother). When Bila's cousin, Nopoko (Roukietou Barry), falls ill, a medicine man insists that Sana has stolen the girl's soul. Sana undergoes a long and grueling journey to find a medicine to save Nopoko's life. Sana manages to save Nopoko's life, but is still treated as a witch. After Sana dies, the real reason why she is hated in the village is uncovered, but her love and wisdom she invested in Bila and Nopoko lives on.
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