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In an early 19th century African village, Wend Kuuni – a young man, lives with his adopted family after his mother was killed as a witch. When Pughneere – his adopted sister – becomes ill, the villagers suspect Wend Kuuni.
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- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Kids
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Audiences 66GoodWatch 64
IMDb6.6
Running time
1 h 37 min
Shorter than most history movies, −25 min on the typical 122
typical 12297Half of all history movies run 108–138 min.
Released
1997
September 10, 1997
29 years ago
Genres
HistoryDramaLanguage
Fula
Original language
Made in
Burkina Faso
Directing · 1
- Gaston Kaboré Director, Writer, Producer
Production · 3
- Bruno Hodebert Executive Producer
- Bertrand Kabore Executive Producer
- Pierre Roda Executive Producer
Camera · 1
- Jean-Noël Ferragut Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Didier Ranz Editor
- Marie-Jeanne Kanyala Editor
Sound · 1
- Michel Portal Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Joseph Kpobly Production Design
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