Moolaadé

Moolaadé Filmi Domireew Sénégal présente ; co-production Direction de la Cinématographie Nationale, Centre Cinématographique Marocain, Cinetelefilms, Les Films de la Terre Africaine ; scénario et réalisation, Sembene Ousmane.

It is the time for the young girls of a village to be "purified" by ritual circumcision. The women know that many girls die after the operation, but the men of the village insist on the ceremony. Since the village men will not marry an un-cut woman, the older women insist on the ritual, t...

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Corporate Authors: Films Domirev (Firm), Burkina Faso. Direction de la cinématographie nationale, Centre cinématographique marocain, Cinétéléfilms (Firm), Films Terre Africaine, Warner Home Video (Firm), Séville Pictures
Other Authors: Sembène, Ousmane, 1923-2007, Coulibaly, Fatoumata, Diarra, Helene, Traoré, Salimata, Dao, Aminata
Format: Video DVD
Language:French
Dyula
Published: Canada : Warner Home Video ; Distributed by Seville Pictures, [2005]
Subjects:
Female circumcision > Africa, Sub-Saharan > Drama.
Women > Africa, Sub-Saharan > Social conditions > Drama.
Marriage customs and rites > Africa, Sub-Saharan > Drama.
Mothers and daughters > Africa, Sub-Saharan > Drama.
Asylum, Right of > Africa, Sub-Saharan > Drama.
Feature films.
Foreign films.
Motion pictures, Senegalese.
Videos > Dinand.
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Summary:It is the time for the young girls of a village to be "purified" by ritual circumcision. The women know that many girls die after the operation, but the men of the village insist on the ceremony. Since the village men will not marry an un-cut woman, the older women insist on the ritual, too, as their daughters must find husbands. Colle has kept her daughter from being circumcised, and several of the girls go to her for refuge. Colle agrees to help them, and she invokes "moolaade," a form of sanctuary.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 2004.
Special features: The making of Moolaade (In French with English subtitles)
Physical Description:1 videodisc (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD, Letterbox (16:9 1.85).
Awards:Jury Prize, Marrakech 2004 ; Official Selection, Toronto 2004 ; Official Selection, San Sebasitan 2004 ; Official Selection, Rotterdam 2004 ; Best Foreign Film, National Society of Film Critics Awards.
Production Credits:Photography, Dominique Gentil ; editor, Abdellatif Raïss ; music, Boncana Maïga.
Participant or Performer:Fatoumata Coulibaly, Maïmouna Hélène Diarra, Salimata Traore, Aminata Dao.
Language:Jula and French dialogue, with optional English and French subtitles.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:"FOR PRIVATE HOME USE ONLY."--Container.

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