Wend Kuuni (1983)

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75 min - Drama

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Director:

Gaston Kaboré

Stars:

Serge Yanogo, Rosine Yanogo and Joseph Nikiema

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Serge Yanogo	...	Wendkouni
	Rosine Yanogo	...	Pognere
	Joseph Nikiema	...	Tinga
	Colette Kaboré	...	Lale
	Simone Tapsoba	...	Koudbila
	Yaya Wima	...	Bila
	Martine Ouedraogo	...	Timpoko
	Boucare Ouedraogo	...	Razougou
	Mohammed Thiombiano
	Jean Ouedraogo
	Augustine Yameogo	...	Aunt
	Naba Liguidi
	Bernadette Nombre
	Saidou Ouedraogo
	Georgette Zongo

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In pre-colonial times a peddler crossing the savanna discovers a child lying unconscious in the bush. When the boy comes to, he is mute and cannot explain who he is. The peddler leaves him with a family in the nearest village. After a search for his parents, the family adopts him, giving him the name Wend Kuuni (God's Gift) and a loving sister with whom he bonds. Wend Kuuni regains his speech only after witnessing a tragic event that prompts him to reveal his own painful history. Written by Excerpted from the Harvard Film Archive Bulletin.

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