Cast : Moussa BLOGO, Aoua GUIRAUD, Assita OUÉDRAOGO, Fatima OUÉDRAOGO, Omar OUÉDRAOGO, Salif OUÉDRAOGO, Rasmané OUÉDRAOGO
1986 / Burkina Faso / 80’ / status : completed / International collections
In the drought-stricken Sahel village of Gourga in Burkina Faso, poverty and hunger shape daily life. As the land turns barren, the villagers face an impossible choice: remain and wait for uncertain aid, or abandon their home in search of survival elsewhere.
Restored in 4K by The Film Foundation’s World Cinema Project and Cineteca di Bologna at L’Immagine Ritrovata and L’Image Retrouvée laboratories, in collaboration with Les Films de la Plaine and the family of Idrissa Ouédraogo.
