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User Rating:
7.6/10   1,252 votes
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Director:
Writer:
Ousmane Sembene (writer)
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Release Date:
4 March 2005 (Austria) more
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Tagline:
Set in Burkina Faso, an inspiring story about a group of women who stand up for their rights against the traditions of their village
Plot:
When a woman shelters a group of girls from suffering female circumcision, she starts a conflict that tears her village apart. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
6 wins & 7 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
The Auteurs World Cup
 (From Alternative Film Guide. 17 November 2009, 12:49 AM, PST)

"Moolaadé," "Daisy Kenyon"
 (From IFC. 25 March 2008, 6:48 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
Outstanding, creative, original, deeply moving more (18 total)

Cast

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Fatoumata Coulibaly ... Collé Gallo Ardo Sy
Maimouna Hélène Diarra ... Hadjatou
Salimata Traoré ... Amasatou
Dominique Zeïda ... Mercenaire
Mah Compaoré ... Doyenne des Exciseuses
Aminata Dao ... Alima Bâ
Rasmane Ouedraogo ... Ciré Bathily
Ousmane Konaté ... Amath Bathily
Bakaramoto Sanogo ... Abdou
Modibo Sangaré ... Balla Bathily
Joseph Traoré ... Dugutigi
Théophile Sowié ... Ibrahima (as Moussa Théophile Sowié)
Balla Habib Dembélé ... Sacristain (as Habib Dembélé)
Gustave Sorgho ... Bakary
Cheick Oumar Maiga ... Kémo Tiékura
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Additional Details

Runtime:
124 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The meaning of the word Moolaadé is magical protection. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV) more

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Outstanding, creative, original, deeply moving, 1 November 2004
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Author: joanklince from New York, USA

Moolaade is a present-day story of the impact that female genital mutilation has on one African village that lives very much according to tradition, yet has been touched by communication from the outside world. It's a simple, yet gripping, story, beautifully and creatively filmed. The people come across as thoroughly real people (in spite of the fact, or because, several of the actors are not professionals), yet the story is presented in such a way that each element, abstracted and beautifully caught by the camera, is isolated from whatever else is happening. It is filmed in an Africa language (and occasionally in French) so most viewers have to depend on subtitles, which appear at times to be abstracts of what has actually been said. Because the subtitles are short, they are readable and tend to reinforce the simplicity and directness of the story. It is a film with a message, educational but also a feast for the eyes.

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is the mosque real? shivapuri
we could use a film about American circumcision tkulawik
Stain on Colle's chin? dmullman
we should not call it circumcision but excision/mutilation ACA13
Western Influence sarah-whitley
So, how do we FIND it? billsincl
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