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Tilai

Saga returns to his village after a long absence to learn that his fiancé Nogma has now become his father’s second wife. However his love cannot be superseded by the respect he owes his new mother. Nogma stills loves Saga, and together they dare to rebel against the rituals. Tilai is the law, which guarantees the stability of the village. The reconciliation between respect for tradition and the need to develop to the full in society is at the heart of this poignant drama. The sparse and sublime score is by the South African Abdullah Ibrahim.

Dir Idrissa Ouedraogo with Rasmane Ouedraogo, Ina Cissé, Roukietou Barry Burkina Faso 1990/81mins