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Yaaba

on BBC Two England

First showing on British television.
Set in Burkina Faso, this first film in the Africa on Film season is the simple tale of the unlikely friendship between two children and an old outcast woman they call Yaaba (meaning grandmother). Written and directed by Idrissa Ouedraogo , it confirmed his international stature. A Burkinabe film with English subtitles.
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Contributors

Directed By:
Idrissa Ouedraogo
Yaaba:
Fatlma Sanga
Bila:
Noufou Ouedraogo
Nopoko:
Roukietou Barry
Kougri:
Adama Ouedraogo
::
Tibo Amadetoure
Poko:
Sibidou Ouedraogo
Razougou:
Adama Sidibe
Noaga:
Rasmane Ouedraogo
Finse:
Kinda Moumouni
Koudi:
Assita Ouedraogo
Pegda:
Zenabou Ouedraogo

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