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Delwende

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Jonathan Curiel San Francisco Chronicle 10/31/2008
4/4
This West African drama looks at a single village in the throes of change -- change that reveals people's cruelty, their fixation on being right, and the clash between modernity and traditional beliefs. Go to Full Review Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times 10/08/2008
4/5
In Delwende the African filmmaker S. Pierre Yameogo tackles social injustice in present-day Burkina Faso with grace, economy and exquisitely controlled anger. Go to Full Review John P. McCarthy Boxoffice Magazine 10/10/2008
4/5
Yameogo is able to convey his pointed social message with a subtle yet steady rhythm derived from the physicality of his mainly nonprofessional actors. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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10/17/2008 Nothing quite like a sweeping meningitis epidemic to stir up local village suspicions! See more 11/04/2007 When an African filmmaker makes a sincere and political film on what women are gong through because of traditional customs and gender inequality, there is nothing to do but embrace it. See more 10/04/2007 Compelling story of fanaticism and sex gender discrimination though a modern day witch hunt in the small villages of Burkina Faso, Africa. See more Read all reviews
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S. Pierre Yameogo

Director

Blandine Yaméogo

Actor

Célestin Zongo

Actor

Claire Ilboudo

Actor

Daniel Kabore

Actor

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Director
S. Pierre Yameogo