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Overview
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Director:
Writer:
Ousmane Sembene (writer)
Release Date:
4 March 2005 (Austria)
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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
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Awards:
6 wins
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7 nominations
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(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)
(From Alternative Film Guide. 17 November 2009, 12:49 AM, PST)
"Moolaadé," "Daisy Kenyon"
(From IFC. 25 March 2008, 6:48 AM, PDT)
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Outstanding, creative, original, deeply moving
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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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Runtime:
124 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:12 |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) |
Australia:M |
France:Unrated |
Sweden:11 |
Argentina:13 |
Finland:K-11 |
Netherlands:12 |
UK:15 |
USA:Unrated
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The meaning of the word Moolaadé is magical protection.
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Featured in The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV)
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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.