Moolaadé / Filmi Domireew Sénégal présente ; co-production Direction de la Cinématographie Nationale, Centre Cinématographique Marocain, Cinetelefilms, Les Films de la Terre Africaine ; scénario et réalisation, Sembene Ousmane.

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It is the time for the young girls of a village to be "purified" by ritual circumcision. The women know that many girls die after the operation, but the men of the village insist on the ceremony. Since the village men will not marry an un-cut woman, the older women insist on the ritual, too, as the...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Films Domirev (Firm)
Burkina Faso. Direction de la cinématographie nationale
Centre cinématographique marocain
Cinétéléfilms (Firm)
Films Terre Africaine
Warner Home Video (Firm)
Séville Pictures
Other Authors: Sembène, Ousmane, 1923-2007 (Screenwriter, Director)
Coulibaly, Fatoumata (Actor)
Diarra, Hélène (Actor)
Traoré, Salimata (Actor)
Dao, Aminata (Actor)
Language:French
Dyula
English
Language and/or Writing System:
Jula and French dialogue, with optional English and French subtitles.
Published: Canada : Warner Home Video : Distributed by Seville Pictures, [2005]
Subjects:
Female genital mutilation > Africa, Sub-Saharan > Drama.
Women > Africa, Sub-Saharan > Social conditions > Drama.
Marriage customs and rites > Africa, Sub-Saharan > Drama.
Feature films.
Feature films > Senegal.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films.
Feature films
Physical Description:1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD

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