Idrissa Ouedraogo
Director
Yaaba (1989)
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.
Genres: Drama, Family, Romance
Keywords: tmdb.africa, tmdb.witchcraft, imdb.burning-houses, imdb.tetanus, imdb.boy, imdb.knife, imdb.africa + 8 more, imdb.water, imdb.independent-film, mdblist.fresh, mdblist.ext.2k-blu-ray, aspectratio.1-85-1, awards.festival-cannes-winner, release.blu-ray, release.dvd
Production Companies: Les Films de l'Avenir, Arcadia Films, Thelma Film
Country: France
Production Countries:
Burkina Faso,
Switzerland,
France
Languages:
French
Recommendations
90 min
Aug. 23, 1989
Released
$750,000
NR / 11+