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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Serge Yanogo | ... |
Wendkouni
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Rosine Yanogo | ... |
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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Martine Ouedraogo | ... |
Timpoko
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Boucare Ouedraogo | ... |
Razougou
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Mohammed Thiombiano | ... |
Hunter
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Jean Ouedraogo | ... |
Traveler
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Augustine Yameogo | ... |
Aunt
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Naba Liguidi | ... |
Chief
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Bernadette Nombre | ... |
Angry Woman
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Saidou Ouedraogo | ... |
Merchant
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Georgette Zongo | ... |
Customer
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Jean-Pierre Ouedraogo | ... |
Old Man
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Directed by
| Gaston Kaboré | ||
Cinematography by
| Sékou Ouedraogo | ||
Editing by
| Andrée Davanture | ||
Editorial Department
| Marie-Jeanne Kanyala | ... | assistant editor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Rasmané Ouédraogo | ... | second assistant director |
| Paul Zoumbara | ... | first assistant director |
Sound Department
| Ilboudo Arsène | ... | sound assistant |
| Alain Garnier | ... | sound mixer |
| Boubacar Kone | ... | sound recordist |
| Jacques Tassel | ... | foley artist |
Visual Effects by
| Philippe Tourret | ... | restoration coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Jean-Claude Bande | ... | third assistant camera |
| Gaston Batta | ... | second assistant camera |
| Moussa Diakité | ... | first assistant camera |
| Amandou Tani | ... | lighting technician (as Amadou Tani) |
| Issaka Thiombiano | ... | camera operator |
| Mohammed Thiombiano | ... | grip |
Location Management
| Fulgence Dala | ... | location manager |
Script and Continuity Department
| Marie-Jeanne Kanyala | ... | script supervisor |
Production Companies
Distributors
- California Newsreel (1983) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
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Storyline
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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 Buud Yam (1997). See more » |