Synopsis
In Burkina Faso, an elderly griot, or storyteller, named Djeliba Kouyate (Sotigui Kouyaté) appears before young Mabo Keita (Hamed Dicko) and begins telling him the origin of his name and its importance in the history of his country. Mabo is instantly fascinated and spends more and more time with the griot, neglecting his schoolwork and upsetting his mother, who insists he concentrate on his European education. The film alternates between modern scenes and dramatizations of a 13th-century epic.
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Director
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Dani Kouyaté
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Producer
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S. Pierre Yameogo
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Screenwriter
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Dani Kouyaté
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Distributor
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California Newsreel
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Genre
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Drama
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Original Language
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Canadian French
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Release Date (Theaters)
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Apr 12, 1996, Original
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Runtime
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1h 34m
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Sound Mix
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Stereo