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Faces of Women

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In this episodic drama, a farmer's wife is accused of cheating on her husband. When he becomes aggressive, she begins taking self-defense classes in order to protect herself. Meanwhile, a city woman owns a fish-smoking business but dreams of starting her own restaurant. Without any possessions to use as loan collateral, she enlists the help of her beautiful daughters. When the money comes in, eager villagers show up looking for their share.

Critics Reviews

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Tony Rayns Time Out 01/26/2006
A wonderfully unpredictable and lively triptych on the financial, sexual and emotional emancipation of African women, pieced together over twelve years by a film-maker who hasn't a single dull thought in his head. Go to Full Review Vincent Canby New York Times 08/30/2004
3.5/5
A technically rough, cheerfully rude, folkloric comedy about the status of women in the Ivory Coast. Go to Full Review Pat Graham Chicago Reader 01/01/2000
Naive and ragged by ordinary standards, but a lot of life breaks in where formalism breaks down. Go to Full Review TV Guide 09/12/2013
3/4
A provocative and informative film on the domestic and business conflicts women face in today's Ivory Coast. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 07/21/2005
3/5
Nick Davis Nick's Flick Picks 01/10/2003
B
A strange but rather entrancing picture that makes a virtue of its own frequent amateurishness... Always intriguing and frequently entertaining. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Désiré Ecaré

Director

Sidiki Bakaba

Koiassi

Kouadio Brou

Brou

Eugenie Cisse Roland

Fish Seller

Albertine N'Guessan

Actor

Désiré Ecaré

Writer

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Movie Info

Synopsis In this episodic drama, a farmer's wife is accused of cheating on her husband. When he becomes aggressive, she begins taking self-defense classes in order to protect herself. Meanwhile, a city woman owns a fish-smoking business but dreams of starting her own restaurant. Without any possessions to use as loan collateral, she enlists the help of her beautiful daughters. When the money comes in, eager villagers show up looking for their share.
Director
Désiré Ecaré
Producer
Désiré Ecaré
Screenwriter
Désiré Ecaré
Distributor
New Yorker Films
Production Co
Films de la Lagune
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 13, 1987, Original
Runtime
1h 50m
Sound Mix
Mono