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...
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Wendkouni
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Pognere
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Joseph Nikiema | ... |
Tinga
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Colette Kaboré | ... |
Lale
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Simone Tapsoba | ... |
Koudbila
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Yaya Wima | ... |
Bila
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Timpoko
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Razougou
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Georgette Zongo |
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- California Newsreel (1983) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
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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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Did You Know?
| Movie Connections | Edited into Spirit of Ancestors (1997). See more » |