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Delwende

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(No longer in theaters)
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  • Director: S. Pierre Yameogo   Cast: Blandine Yaméogo, Claire Ilboudo, Célestin Zongo, Abdoulaye Komboudri, Daniel Kabore
  • Running Time: 89 minutes
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Photo By New Yorker Films

Genre

Drama

Distributor

New Yorker Films

Release Date

Oct 3, 2008

Release Notes

NY

Review

Despite its international rep as a hub for African cinema, Burkina Faso produces only a few films each year—making each new release worthy of note. S. Pierre Yameogo puts the spotlight to good use in his moving sixth feature, Delwende, which follows a group of vibrant female characters who face beatings, banishments, and worse at the hands of their male compatriots.