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Synopsis: 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 Bilas cousin Nopoko gets sick it is Sana's medicine who saves her.
Genre: Drama, Family
Director(s): Idrissa Ouedraogo
Production: Arcadia Films
  3 wins & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.2
Rotten Tomatoes:
85%
Year:
1989
90 min
93 Views


and Nopoko needs a mother,

and Tenga's daughter

would be perfect...

You're right,

but I'll have to think about it.

Uncle!

What do you want?

Nothing...

He can be very strange.

I agree with you.

It's Nopoko...

she is very sick...

but no one believes that

it's because of the knife.

Will you help us?

No, I cannot.

I will help you.

Thank you.

See you soon.

See you soon.

The sick one is in the village.

Come!

No.

The work will be done here.

- We've brought a cock!

- Get it!

Here's the cock!

There's nothing wrong

with your child,

someone has stolen her soul.

I see an old, old woman...

it's a witch...

I told you!

You must drive her

from the village...

but sacrifices must

be performed... a bull,

a lamb, fifty coins...

Liar!

I know who he is,

he just wants to swindle you...

That's enough, drunkard!

Then it will be your problem...

Thank you for your help...

The old woman will be

chased from the village.

I will wait for you this evening...

at the setting of the sun.

We will be there.

Let's go!

Witch, give us the child!

Let me do it!

Bila, come out of there!

He isn't inside.

Look!

- Now she has no home!

- It's just as well...

You no longer have a home...

but one day, I'll build you one!

Let me have a drink...

You!

Where are you going?

We're going home!

Go away!

There's the child.

Bila,

come here!

How is she going to be?

Here!

Tibo,

I'm afraid that all is lost...

Have courage.

Yaaba, greetings.

Old man, welcome.

He is a cousin of the sick girl.

A pleasure...

Let's go...

Father, this man can help us.

Idiot,

be quiet!

And you, where do you come from?

That doesn't matter,

I come as a friend.

Liar!

The witch has sent you to

finish what she started...

but I'm not going

to let you do that!

As you wish.

You are fools...

I know that man,

it's Taryam the great healer!

He could have helped you...

Filthy drunk!

You'll regret it...

Let's go find other medicines.

Come here!

I heard everything...

your father and Tibo are wrong.

Find Taryam and bring

his medicine, go!

Yaaba,

Taryam,

it's been arranged.

Mother would like

to try the medicine.

Is that true?

Then take this!

Good luck.

Sana,

I have to go.

Good bye.

Thank you very much.

I'm going as well.

May the gods favor you.

Nopoko, drink this,

drink!

No!

If you refuse,

you won't get better.

Drink it!

Father, wait up for me...

Where is your mother?

At a baptism.

We'll go there, too...

Nopoko, they've left, come out.

Wake up!

I'm speaking to you!

Wait.

I tricked you...

Here...

I don't want any,

I already had some this morning.

Tease, that's no reason

to not have a drink,

take it!

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