Wend Kuuni

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Audience Member Wend Kuuni gives an interesting slice of life in a traditional West African society. The film was made in Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) so I assume that's where it is set. The plot is ostensibly about a mute boy who is adopted. He was traumautized into muteness after he and his mother were chased out of their old village because she was thought to have been a witch. She died of exhaustion (literally) and he was found by a traveller who took him to another village. He is unable to communicate any of his past for a long time but while walking in a field at night, he views a corpse hanging from a tree and that stuns him into speech. The story was ok, but its forte was more in the presentation of very traditional life and customs in this West African country. It has a very slow, meandering pace to it, much like the culture itself. Not a chef d'oeuvre, but interesting nonetheless. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member A vivid and authentic portrayal of the hard life of Burkina Faso, an easily overlooked country. Sadly, like Kabore himself said, the hardbreaking ignorance still prevails now in his country. Only making more people aware of its cruelty can we put a stop to it. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member good wrong year though Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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