Burkina Faso (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. Sira (2023)
122 min | Drama
After a brutal attack, a young nomad named Sira refuses to surrender to her fate without a fight and instead takes a stand against Islamist terror.
Director: Apolline Traoré | Stars: Nafisatou Cisse, Mike Danon, Lazare Minoungou, Abdramane Barry
Votes: 36
2. Sarraounia (1986)
120 min | Drama, History, War
On January 2 1899, starting from the French Soudan, a french column under the commandment of the captains Voulet and Chanoine is send against the black Sultan Rabah in what is now the ... See full summary »
Director: Med Hondo | Stars: Aï Keïta, Jean-Roger Milo, Féodor Atkine, Didier Sauvegrain
Votes: 179
3. Yaaba (1989)
90 min | Drama, Romance
A small village in Burkina Faso. The story focuses on Bila, a ten year old boy who befriends an old woman, Sana. Everybody calls her 'Witch' but Bila himself calls her 'Yaaba' (grandmother)... See full summary »
Director: Idrissa Ouedraogo | Stars: Fatimata Sanga, Noufou Ouédraogo, Roukietou Barry, Adama Ouédraogo
Votes: 719
4. La Rupture (réédité)
Short, Drama | Completed
Director: Francesca Brice-Martin | Stars: Eleonore Kocty, Christian Léger Dah, Michel Bassingué
5. A Golden Life (2023)
85 min | Documentary
Centers on 16-year-old Rasmané, who barely seems like a teenager any more. In Burkina Faso, young men look under the earth for gold - and a better future, follow their journey in a 100-metre abyss of small-scale mining.
Director: Boubacar Sangare
Votes: 12
6. The Night of Truth (2004)
TV-14 | 100 min | Drama
La Nuit de la Vérité is situated in an imaginary West African country. After ten years of civil war between the government army of the Nayak, led by 'Le président', and the Bonande rebels ... See full summary »
Director: Fanta Régina Nacro | Stars: Moussa Cissé, Georgette Paré, Adama Ouédraogo, Naky Sy Savane
Votes: 339
7. Le sang des parias (1973)
90 min
A young student from a family which considers itself "progressive" cannot marry the boy she loves as he comes from the caste of the smiths who are viewed as pariahs.
Director: Mamadou Djim Kola | Stars: Aminata Diawara, Mariam Fofana, Georges Ouedraogo
8. The Law (1990)
81 min | Drama, Romance
Set in a pre-colonial African past, Tilai is about an illicit love affair and its consequences. Saga returns to his village after an extended absence to discover that his father has taken ... See full summary »
Director: Idrissa Ouedraogo | Stars: Rasmané Ouédraogo, Ina Cissé, Roukietou Barry, Assane Ouédraogo
Votes: 642
9. Borders (2017)
90 min | Drama
Four women from different regions develop friendships during a bus journey across West Africa, as they accomplish an everyday journey while facing the universal challenge of being independent women.
Director: Apolline Traoré | Stars: Olayinka Aklo, Eloi Coly, Djibril Dansokho, Nicolas de Bravo
Votes: 84
10. Samba Traoré (1992)
85 min | Drama
Samba Traore returns to his village flush with funds. Soon enough he manages to charm the beautiful Saratou into marrying him and, along with another friend, builds the first bar their ... See full summary »
Director: Idrissa Ouedraogo | Stars: Bakary Sangaré, Mariam Kaba, Abdoulaye Komboudri, Irène Tassembedo
Votes: 228
11. A Certain Morning (1992)
13 min | Short
A provocative look at cinematic illusions versus deadly realities. Riga is a farmer who lives peacefully with his wife and children on the Mossi plateau. When he hears a woman calling for ... See full summary »
Director: Fanta Régina Nacro | Stars: Abdoulaye Komboudri, Andromaque Nacro, Hyppolite Ouangrawa
Votes: 18
12. Le taxi, le cinéma et moi (2023)
69 min | Documentary
In the first half of the 1990s, Drissa Touré was an auteur fast on the rise, with his first fiction feature, Laada (1991), celebrating its world premiere in a Cannes sidebar, from whence it... See full summary »
Director: Salam Zampaligré | Star: Drissa Toure
13. God's Gift (1982)
75 min | Drama
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 ... See full summary »
Director: Gaston Kaboré | Stars: Serge Yanogo, Rosine Yanogo, Joseph Nikiema, Colette Kaboré
Votes: 256
14. Rabi (1992)
62 min | Drama, Family
A blacksmith falls off his bicycle when he tries to avoid a tortoise which crosses his path. He brings the animal home to his twelve year old son, Rabi, who becomes so fascinated that he ... See full summary »
Director: Gaston Kaboré | Stars: Tinfusi Yerbanga, Colette Kaboré, Joseph Nikiema, Joséphine Kaboré
Votes: 48
15. Wendemi, l'enfant du bon Dieu (1993)
95 min | Drama
Director: S. Pierre Yameogo | Stars: Aïda Diallo, Abdoulaye Komboudri, Sylvain Minoungou, Sylvie Yameogo
Votes: 15
16. Spirit of Ancestors (1997)
97 min | Drama, Family
In an early 19th century African village, Wend Kuuni - a young man, lives with his adopted family after his mother was killed as a witch. When Pughneere - his adopted sister - becomes ill, ... See full summary »
Director: Gaston Kaboré | Stars: Jean-Claude Bamogo, Abderramane Boufacha, Alassane Dakissaga, Aissatou Harouna
Votes: 213
17. À bout de souffle (2019)
80 min | Drama
Director: Oumar Dagnon | Stars: Issaka Sawadogo, Josiane Hien Yeri, Moïse Tiemtore, Elisabeth Sana
18. Épines du Sahel (2023)
90 min | Drama
Director: Boubakar Diallo | Stars: Djamila Barry, Seydou Diallo, Taleb Kantagba
19. Desrances (2019)
105 min | Drama, Thriller
After the brutal massacre of his family in Haiti, Francis Desrances resettles in the Ivory Coast. Years later Francis, his wife Aissey and 12-year-old daughter Haila await the birth of a ... See full summary »
Director: Apolline Traoré | Stars: Jimmy Jean-Louis, Evelyne Ily Juhen, Tiekoumba Dosso, Bienvenu Neba
Votes: 48
20. Monia et Rama (2002– )
Drama
Stars: Amélie Mbaye, Edgar Moné, Rasmané Ouédraogo, Aîssé Laty Traoré
21. Ashakara (1991)
100 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller
An African doctor finds a cure to a deadly virus and decides to mass produce the drug at low cost in Africa. However, a pharmaceutical multinational does not want the doctor to succeed and ... See full summary »
Director: Gérard Louvin | Stars: James Campbell, Jean-Marc Pasquet, Willy Monshengwo, Nyanta-Chantal Bamela
Votes: 35
22. En Route (II) (2022)
10 min | Short, Drama, Family
A father and daughter take an impromptu road trip in Ouagadougou.
Director: Leslie To | Stars: Rosine Bazié, Malick Boro, Sandra Soubeiga, Alain Tapsoba
23. The Ambassador's Wife (2018)
16 min | Documentary, Short
We find ourselves in an extravagant garden in Ouagadougou. The French Ambassador's wife dreamt about becoming a famous opera singer. Instead, she is now using the singing as a ventilator to... See full summary »
Director: Theresa Traoré Dahlberg
Votes: 40
24. The forest of Niolo (2017 TV Movie)
88 min | Drama
Two girls from the village of Niolo are fetching water from the nearby lake. On the way home, one of them collapses. At the hospital, the doctors detect the presence of toxic chemicals in ... See full summary »
Director: Adama Roamba | Stars: Gérard Essomba, Hamadoun Kassogue, Eleonore Kocty, Noël Minoungou
25. Dossier brûlant (2005)
90 min | Adventure, Thriller
Director: Boubakar Diallo | Stars: Mathias Bayili, Harris Diallo, Patric Gampéné, O'Gust Kutu
26. La sacoche (2013– )
540 min | Comedy
Stars: Azaratou Bancé, Eugène Bayala, Mariam Koamda, O'Gust Kutu
27. Erreur conjugale (2023)
Drama
Director: Abdourahim Tapsoba | Stars: Rouchdan Adeoye, Bazilou Bamouni, Flora Dabire, Linda Gnegne
28. A Close-Up on Bintou (2001)
31 min | Short
Bintou is beaten by her husband Abel, for using housekeeping money to pay for her daughter to go to school. He believes that only his sons should be educated. Bintou is determined to earn ... See full summary »
Director: Fanta Régina Nacro | Stars: Alima Salouka, Hyppolite Ouangrawa
Votes: 35
29. Mama Africa (2002)
78 min | Drama
Three African short films about young people facing social, economic and personal hardships.
Directors: Fanta Régina Nacro, Ngozi Onwurah, Zulfah Otto-Sallies, Bridget Pickering, Ingrid Sinclair | Stars: Rehane Abrahams, Brian Biragi, Brian Bovell, Damien Chamley
Votes: 57 | Gross: $0.00M
30. Le complot (2016)
Drama
Director: Habibou Zoungrana | Stars: Sidiki Diarra, François Hien, Axel Kidann, Rafiatou Ky
31. Tasuma (2004)
90 min | Drama
A village elder veteran expecting his pension buys a mill on credit for the community, but the repeated requests ignored by the government bring back his fighting spirit.
Director: Kollo Sanou | Stars: Barthélémy Bouda, André Bougma, Marina Ginette, Lassina Gninassé
Votes: 66 | Gross: $0.00M
32. Maï deux maris (2013)
101 min | Comedy
Director: Aboubakar Sidnaba Zida | Stars: Cissé Aboubakar, Salamata Barry, Yacouba Jacob Barry, Fanta Bassinga
33. Haramuya (1995)
Not Rated | 86 min | Comedy
Through Fousseini (a Muslim firmly attached to his faith and traditions) and his family, Haramuya draws a picture of Ouagadougou in the traps of modernism and traditionalism. Wealth in a ... See full summary »
Director: Drissa Toure | Stars: Abdoulaye Kaba, Rakieta Kabore, Aï Keïta, Abdoulaye Komboudri
Votes: 30
34. Carton rouge (2017)
Drama
Director: Augusta Palenfo | Stars: Walib Bara, Roland Bebane, Philippe Bonhian, Franck Bouda
35. Duga, les charognards (2019)
92 min | Comedy, Drama
When his friend Philip died, Rasmané was left with the corpse. Because Philip did not adhere to certain traditions, the village elders do not want to bury him in the village. For Rasmané, ... See full summary »
Directors: Abdoulaye Dao, Hervé Eric Lengani | Stars: Charles Wattara, Orockya Alorabou, Serge Henry, Abdoulaye Komboudri
Votes: 12
36. La villa rouge (2014)
106 min | Thriller
Director: Boubakar Diallo | Stars: Azaratou Bancé, Djamila Barry, Eugène Bayala, Mathias Bayili
37. L'enfant et le caïman (1991)
17 min | Short
Director: Moustapha Dao | Star: Lamoussa Kabore
Votes: 13
38. La visite de trop (2023)
Comedy, Drama
Director: Césaire Kafando | Stars: Philippe Ilboudo, Limachel, Korotimi Niamba, Saada Sanfo
39. Les nouveaux riches (2021)
103 min | Comedy
Directors: Abdoul Bagué, Nathalie Tandia | Stars: Sébastien Alatonga, Sylvain Assabou, Julia Baki, Gaël Bere
40. Dû
Short | Post-production
Director: Eric Marie Afer | Stars: Tibo Vandenborre, Ilboudou Wandyam, Hamidou Sawadogo
41. The Courage of Others (1982)
92 min | Drama
Director: Christian Richard | Stars: Amadou Banou, Sotigui Kouyaté
Votes: 8
42. Yam Daabo (1987)
80 min | Drama
Poverty and misery are rife in Gourga, a village in the Sahel. The inhabitants must choose: stay and await international assistance or leave for more fertile regions in the country.
Director: Idrissa Ouedraogo | Stars: Moussa Blogo, Aoua Guiraud, Assita Ouedraogo, Fatima Ouedraogo
Votes: 85
43. Les scarifiés (2023)
65 min | Documentary
Director: Wabinlé Nabié | Stars: Waponou Handokoua, Wabinlé Nabié, Wekabouboa Nabié
44. Tchiza titulaire (2022)
Drama
Director: Yacouba Napon | Stars: Eric Attie, Holila Attie, Sarah Bassolé, Alira Océane
45. The Heart's Cry (1994)
86 min | Drama
Moctar lives in Mali with his mother Saffi and his ailing grandfather. One day, Saffi receives a letter from France which overwhelms her with happiness. Ibrahim Sow, her husband and ... See full summary »
Director: Idrissa Ouedraogo | Stars: Richard Bohringer, Saïd Diarra, Félicité Wouassi, Alex Descas
Votes: 70
46. Midnight Scorpion (2012)
22 min | Short, Biography, Drama
The story centers around a beautiful young African girl named Phoebe who works as a maid for a rich white family in a small South African town. Her boss Henri abuses her on a regular basis ... See full summary »
Director: Tony Amara | Stars: Sady Diallo, Matt Biedel, Sally Kirkland, Darren Dupree Washington
Votes: 17
47. Madi et Saga (2023)
111 min | Drama
Director: Yacouba Napon | Stars: Sorogo Apollinaire, Zampaligre Cheick, Yasmine Kanazoé, Souleymane Ouermi
48. Keita! L'héritage du griot (1995)
94 min | Drama, Fantasy
A storyteller named Djeliba comes to the town of a young boy named Mabo with promises that he will reveal the origin of the boy's ancestry.
Director: Dani Kouyaté | Stars: Seydou Boro, Hamed Dicko, Abdoulaye Komboudri, Sotigui Kouyaté
Votes: 168
49. Eva (III) (2015)
82 min | Drama
Eva is the first film of Géry Barbot Franco- Burkinabé who lives in Ouagadougou . He is involved in the local cultural and educational life. He worked with Issiaka Konaté and with Fargass assande in theatre.
Director: Gery Barbot | Stars: Fargass Assandé, Marine Barbot, Mbilé Yaya Bitang, Emmanuel M'Baide Rotoubam
50. La traversée (II) (2021)
112 min | Drama
Director: Irène Tassembedo | Stars: Germaine Acogny, Marie-Ange Camara, Minata Diené, Dorian Guiard-Schmid