Yam daabo
A family’s quest for self-determination mirrors a nation’s struggle in the sensitively observed feature debut by titan of Burkinabe cinema Idrissa Ouédraogo, who cast an ennobling gaze on ordinary Africans navigating the upheavals of the postcolonial era. Made amid revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara’s push to create a self-reliant Burkina Faso, Yam daabo follows an impoverished family as they leave behind a life in the city reliant on Western aid to start anew in the more verdant countryside, quietly capturing the rhythms of everyday life as well as its devastating tragedies and intimate joys. Featuring music by the legendary Francis Bebey, Yam daabo imbues an elemental human story with profound political weight.
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Cast
- Aoua Guiraud
- Bintou
- Moussa Bologo
- Issa
- Ousmane Sawadogo
- Salam, Bintou and Ali’s father
- Fatimata Ouédraogo
- Bintou and Ali’s mother
- Assita Ouédraogo
- Tipoko, Bintou’s friend
- Rasmané Ouédraogo
- Tiga
- Salif Ouédraogo
- Tibo, Tiga and Tipoko’s father
- Omar Ouédraogo
- Raogo, Tipoko’s boyfriend
- Madi Sana
- Ali
Credits
- Director
- Idrissa Ouédraogo
- Screenplay by
- Idrissa Ouédraogo
- Produced by
- Les Films de l’Avenir
- Cinematography
- Jean Monsigny
- Cinematography
- Sékou Ouédraogo
- Cinematography
- Issaka Thiombiano
- Edited by
- Arnaud Blin
- Sound
- Issa Traore
- Sound
- Joseph Traore
- Assistant director
- Ismael Ouédraogo
- Music by
- Francis Bebey
- Still photographer
- Véronique Patte
A scene from Yam daabo
