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1) Samba Traoré
Language
Mossi
Description
In Idrissa Ouédraogo's classic drama, two men commit a crime at a service station. One of them is killed, the other, Samba, flees with a suitcase full of banknotes. Samba returns to his village where he begins a new life... But does one ever forget the past which hunts us? Winner of the Silver Bear and at the 1993 **Berlin International Film Festival**.
Language
Mossi
Description
This story of a village family caught up in the transformation of an agrarian, subsistence economy into an industrialized commodity economy. Gaston Kaboré's film Zan Boko explores the conflict between tradition and modernity, a central theme in many contemporary African films, such as Keita and Ta Dona. It tells the poignant story of a village family swept up in the current tide of urbanization. In doing so, Zan Boko expertly reveals the transformation...
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