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Tilai

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Set in Burkina Faso before the French colonized the region, this film chronicles the plight of Saga (Rasmane Ouedraogo), who returns to his family's village and discovers that the woman he was in love with, Nogma (Ina Cissé), has married his father. This doesn't prevent the couple from seeing each other again, however. But when it's discovered that Saga and Nogma have slept together -- which the law considers incest -- Saga's brother Kougri (Assane Ouedraogo) is ordered to kill him.

Critics Reviews

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Richard Brody The New Yorker 05/27/2018
The theatrical rhetoric that the filmmaker underplays in speech bursts into his images, which are as poised and majestic as they are starkly analytical. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 07/31/2005
4/5
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11/23/2012 Slightly bizarre but very compelling story from Burkina Faso. A strange set of circumstances unleashes a unique drama. See more 04/12/2010 Une vraie facon de faire du cinema est a la base de ce film ; seulement, le film se repose trop dessus et manque vite d'epaisseur. See more 02/16/2009 good film, poor acting by some actors. Nogma is good. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Idrissa Ouédraogo

Director

Rasmane Ouedraogo

Saga

Ina Cissé

Nogma

Roukietou Barry

Kuilga

Assane Ouedraogo

Kougri

Sibidou Sidibé

Poko

Movie Info

Synopsis Set in Burkina Faso before the French colonized the region, this film chronicles the plight of Saga (Rasmane Ouedraogo), who returns to his family's village and discovers that the woman he was in love with, Nogma (Ina Cissé), has married his father. This doesn't prevent the couple from seeing each other again, however. But when it's discovered that Saga and Nogma have slept together -- which the law considers incest -- Saga's brother Kougri (Assane Ouedraogo) is ordered to kill him.
Director
Idrissa Ouédraogo
Producer
Idrissa Ouédraogo
Screenwriter
Idrissa Ouédraogo
Distributor
New Yorker Films
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 8, 1990, Original
Runtime
1h 21m