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). When Bila's cousin Nopoko gets sick it is Sana's...
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Fatimata Sanga | ... |
Yaaba
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Noufou Ouédraogo | ... |
Bila
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Roukietou Barry | ... |
Nopoko
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Adama Ouédraogo | ... |
Kougri
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Amadé Toure | ... |
Tibo
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Sibidou Ouédraogo | ... |
Poko
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Adame Sidibe | ... |
Razougou
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| Rasmané Ouédraogo | ... |
Noaga
(as Rasmane Ouedraogo)
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Kinda Moumouni | ... |
Finse
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| Assita Ouedraogo | ... |
Koudi
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Zenabou Ouedraogo | ... |
Pegda
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Ousmane Sawadogo | ... |
Taryam
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Directed by
| Idrissa Ouedraogo | ||
Written by
| Idrissa Ouedraogo | ... | (writer) |
Produced by
| Michel David | ... | producer |
| Freddy Denaës | ... | executive producer |
| Olivier Geyer | ... | assistant producer |
| Pierre-Alain Meier | ... | executive producer / producer |
| Idrissa Ouedraogo | ... | producer |
Music by
| Francis Bebey | ||
Cinematography by
| Matthias Kälin | ||
Editing by
| Loredana Cristelli | ||
Editorial Department
| Christoph Germann | ... | assistant editor |
| Gini Lorin | ... | post production producer |
| Nicole Meuris | ... | assistant editor |
Costume Design by
| Mariam Sidibé | ||
Makeup Department
| Nathalie Tanner | ... | makeup artist |
| Aminata Zouré | ... | makeup artist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Ismaël Ouédraogo | ... | assistant director |
| Paul Zoumbara | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Dominique Dalmasso | ... | sound recording mixer |
| Jacky Kretz | ... | sound effects |
| Jean-Paul Mugel | ... | sound |
| Laurent Poirier | ... | boom operator |
| Issa Traoré | ... | assistant sound engineer |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Urs Buehler | ... | dolly grip |
| Moussa Diakité | ... | assistant camera |
| Kibly Dembawélé Djiallo | ... | electrician |
| Benoît Nicoulin | ... | assistant camera |
| André Pinkus | ... | gaffer |
Script and Continuity Department
| Virginie Barbay | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Sékou Ouedraogo | ... | technical advisor |
Production Companies
- Arcadia Films
- Les Films de l'Avenir
- Thelma Film AG
- Télévision Suisse-Romande (TSR) (in coproduction with)
- Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) (in coproduction with)
- Direction du Cinéma (with the participation of)
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) (with the participation of)
- Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication (with the participation of)
- Ministère Français de la Coopération et du Développement (with the participation of)
- Département Fédéral de l'Intérieur (with the participation of)
- Département fédéral des affaires étrangères (with the participation of)
Distributors
- Cinemien (1989) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- International Movie Company (IMC) (1989) (Italy) (theatrical)
- New Yorker Films (1989) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Pari Films (1989) (France) (theatrical)
- Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI) (1990) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Video Xpress (1991) (Sweden) (VHS)
- trigon-film (2006) (Switzerland) (DVD) (subtitled)
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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). When Bila's cousin Nopoko gets sick it is Sana's medicine who saves her. Written by Mattias Thuresson |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Official submission of Burkina Faso for the 'Best Foreign Language Film' category of the 62th Academy Awards in 1990. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Parlons grand-mère (1989). See more » |