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Delwende : lève-toi et march / une coproduction Dunia Productions, les Films de l'Espoir, Thelma Film AG ; un film de S. Pierre Yameogo ; scénario & réalisation, producteur délégé, S. Pierre Yameogo.
LIBRA DVD 008 869
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- French
- German
- Mooré
- Subjects (All):
- Mothers and daughters--Burkina Faso--Drama.
- Mothers and daughters.
- Women--Abuse of--Burkina Faso--Drama.
- Women.
- Witchcraft--Burkina Faso--Drama.
- Witchcraft.
- Rural women--Social conditions--Drama.
- Rural women.
- Scapegoat--Drama.
- Scapegoat.
- Manners and customs.
- Rural women--Social conditions.
- Women--Abuse of.
- Burkina Faso--Social life and customs--Drama.
- Burkina Faso.
- Genre:
- Feature films.
- Motion pictures, Swiss.
- Motion pictures, French.
- Motion pictures, Burkinabe.
- Drama.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Other Title:
- Lève-toi et march
- Place of Publication:
- Switzerland : Trigon-Film, [2008]
- Language Note:
- In Moré with French subtitles and optional English, French, and German subtitles.
- System Details:
- DVD, PAL
- digital
- optical
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- "This mother-daughter tale focuses on the injustice of some traditional African practices and women's struggle for equality. A small village in Burkino Faso is devastated by the sudden death of many of its children. Fearing the worst, Diarrha sends his daughter Pougbila to get married in another village despite the objections of his wife Napoko. She learns that their daughter has been raped, possibly by her own husband and therefore she accepts the arranged marriage despite her own reservations. Following a village tradition, the elders conduct a witch-hunt to find the person responsible for all the deaths. The blame falls on Napoko and she is chased out of the village. Upon learning of her mother's fate, Pougbila embarks on a journey to find her. Her travel leads her to the capital, Ouagadougou, where she finds her mother in a shelter for women accused of witchcraft. Intent on exposing the truth, she brings Napoko home and forces the elders to confront the truth: Diarrha took advantage of a local village tradition in order to direct the blame towards his wife. Based on a true story, Delwende examines some traditional customs in Africa and the role women play in exposing the injustices perpetrated against them"--Publisher website.
- Participant:
- Blandine Yameogo, Claire Ilboudo, Célestin Zongo, Thomas Ngourma, Daniel Kabore ... [et al.].
- Credits:
- Cinematography, Jürg Hassler ; music, Wasis Diop ; editing, Jean-Christophe Ané.
- Notes:
- Originally produced as a feature film in 2005.
- Widescreen presentation (1:1.85/16:9 aspect ratio).
- Prix de l'espoir, 2005 Cannes Film Festival.
- OCLC:
- 194425085
- Publisher Number:
- 7640117981033
- DVD-edition 103 Trigon-Film
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