The Bowls (1983)
Les écuelles
In a Mossi village (in Burkina Faso), two elderly men make traditional wooden bowls used for everyday purposes. The work is difficult and meticulous, and has been abandoned by young people who seem to have left the village.
- Date of release
- 1983-01-02
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 11m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Idrissa Ouedraogo
Interesting facts
Idrissa Ouédraogo was a Burkinabé filmmaker. His work explored the conflict between rural and city life and tradition and modernity in his native Burkina Faso and elsewhere in West Africa.
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