Yaaba (1989)
A small African village. 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 that saves her.
- Date of release
- 1989-08-23
- TMDB
- 6.4 / 10 (29)
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Family, Drama
- Director
- Idrissa Ouedraogo
Casting
- Fatimata Sanga — Yaaba
- Noufou Ouédraogo — Bila
- Roukietou Barry — Nopoko
- Adama Ouédraogo — Kougri
- Amadé Toure — Tibo
- Sibidou Ouédraogo — Poko
- Adame Sidibe — Razougou
- Kinda Moumouni — Finse
- Assita Ouedraogo — Koudi
- Zenabou Ouedraogo — Pegda
- Ousmane Sawadogo — Taryam
- Rasmané Ouédraogo — Noaga (as Rasmane Ouedraogo)
Interesting facts
- Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1
Yaaba is a 1989 Burkinabé drama film written, produced, and directed by Idrissa Ouedraogo, "one of the best known films from francophone sub-Saharan Africa". It won the Sakura Gold prize at the 1989 Tokyo Film Festival. The film was selected as the Burkinabé entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 62nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
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