
Wend Kuuni
Gaston Kaboré's quiet fable of a mute boy found in the bush is a founding film of Burkinabè cinema.
In pre-colonial times a peddler crossing the savanna discovers a child lying unconscious in the bush. When the boy comes to, he is mute and cannot explain who he is. The peddler leaves him with a family in the nearest village. After a search for his parents, the family adopts him, giving him the name Wend Kuuni (God's Gift) and a loving sister with whom he bonds. Wend Kuuni regains his speech only after witnessing a tragic event that prompts him to reveal his own painful history.
About
- Original title
- Wênd Kûuni
- Also known as
- God's Gift
- Country
- Burkina Faso
- Language
- Fulah
- Genre
- Drama
- Running time
- 1 h 11 min
- Released
- 1983
Awards
- WonCésar AwardsBest Francophone Film1985
Cast and crew
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