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Wend Kuuni

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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
Language
Fulah
Genre
Drama
Running time
1 h 11 min
Released
1983

Awards

  • WonCésar AwardsBest Francophone Film1985

Cast and crew

  • Gaston KaboréDirector and writer
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