Yaaba
Idrissa Ouédraogo's story of two children and an old woman shunned as a witch won the FIPRESCI Prize at Cannes.
A small African village. The story focuses on Bila, a ten year old boy who befriends an old woman, Sana. Everybody calls her 'Witch' but Bila himself calls her 'Yaaba' (grandmother). When Bila's cousin Nopoko gets sick it is Sana's medicine that saves her.
About
- Also known as
- Grandmother
- Countries
- Burkina Faso, Switzerland, France
- Language
- French
- Running time
- 1 h 30 min
- Released
- 1989
Awards
- WonCannes Film FestivalFIPRESCI Prize1989
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