Moolaadé / a New Yorker Films release ; Filmi Doomireew Sénégal présente ; co-production Direction de la Cinématographie Nationale (Burkina Faso), Centre Cinématographique Marocain (C.C.M.), Cinetelefilms (Tunisie), Les Films de la Terre Africaine (Cameroun) ; scénario et réalisation, [written and directed by] Sembene Ousmane.

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In the village of Djerisso, women tend to their work and children, while men debate in the mosque and make the rules. One day, four little girls appear on Collé's doorstep seeking sanctuary from their coming 'purification' ceremony. Years ago, Collé refused to allow her daughter to undergo the proce...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Maiga, Boncana (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	New Yorker Films Films Domirev (Firm) Burkina Faso. Direction de la cinématographie nationale Centre cinématographique marocain Cinétéléfilms (Firm) Films Terre Africaine Médiathèque des trois mondes Banyak Films New Yorker Video (Firm)
Other Authors:	Sembène, Ousmane, 1923-2007 (Screenwriter, Director) Coulibaly, Fatoumata (Actor) Diarra, Hélène (Actor) Traoré, Salimata (Actor) Dao, Aminata (Actor) Zeïda, Dominique T. (Actor) Compaoré, Mah (Actor) Sentilhes, D. (Director) Josse, B. (Director) Gadjigo, Samba, 1954- (Producer) Hartford, Hugh (Director) Hartford, Anson (Director)
Language:	Dyula French English
Language of the Original:	Dyula French
Language and/or Writing System:	In Jula (Dyula) and French with optional subtitles in English.
Published:	[Dakar, Senegal] : New York, NY : Films Domirev ; Distributed by New Yorker Video, ©2007.
Edition:	Deluxe two disc set [ed.].
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Female genital mutilation > Drama. Asylum, Right of > Drama. Mothers and daughters > Drama. Marriage customs and rites > Drama. Female genital mutilation > Africa, Sub-Saharan > Drama. Women > Africa, Sub-Saharan > Social conditions > Drama. Girls > Africa, Sub-Saharan > Social conditions > Drama. Girls > Social conditions. Asylum, Right of. Female genital mutilation. Marriage customs and rites. Melodrama. Mothers and daughters. Motion pictures. Motion pictures, French. Women > Social conditions. Africa, Sub-Saharan > Drama. Africa. Sub-Saharan Africa. Senegal. Feature films. Melodrama > Feature. Women > Feature. Family > Feature. Drama. Melodramas (Motion pictures) Fiction films.
Genre:	Drama. Feature films. Melodrama Women Family Melodramas (Motion pictures) Fiction films. Feature.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (124 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (14 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm)
Format:	Video DVD

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