Burkina Faso Movies
- 2005

The Tree of Spirits
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"In a desert savannah, two children named Kodou and Tano meet the caretaker of a century-old tree that a contractor wants to cut down. Seeking their...
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- 2023

Land of Upright People
Land of Upright People02023HD
October 2014. Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, is the scene of an unarmed uprising that ousts the dictator in power since 1987 and later...
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- 2007

Fractricide in Burkina, Thomas Sankara and French Africa
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Burkina Faso, West Africa. October 15, 1987. Automatic gunfire breaks the evening night’s silence and kills President Thomas Sankara. Had the...
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- 1991

The Tradition
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Do and Demba wish to become part of the modernisation process, and subsequently leave for the nearby city to make their fortune – a striking...
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- 2020

The Unknown
The Unknown02020HD
At home in Burkina Faso, filmmaker Simplice Herman Ganou usually documents human relationships. A new project takes him to Winterthur in Switzerland,...
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- 2006

L'or des Younga
L'or des Younga02006HD
A battle of supremacy between noble and corrupt cowboy groups in the town of Younga. The film is an adoption of typical American Western/cowboy...
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- 2026

ESBEC 37
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- 1984

Tambour de fer
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Young people from a village decide to mass-produce drums so they can find a solution to the development issues.
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- 2011

Waiting for the Vote...
Waiting for the Vote...02011HD
In a ficticious “gulf republic” president Koyaga rules. His countless lies and crimes are revealed in the songs of the griot, the West...
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- 2021

The Song of the Rifles
The Song of the Rifles02021HD
Twelve-year-old Simon has lost everything to the civil war that has devastated his country. "Black Lion," the ruthless rebel leader of the People's...
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- 2013

La loi de Moïse
La loi de Moïse02013HD
“La loi de Moïse”, a film by Drissa Touré.
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- 2023

Papa Éric le tendre
Papa Éric le tendre02023HD
Congolese living in France for some thirty years, Papa Éric le tendre breathes and inspires good humor. From his danceable, swaying gait, to...
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- 2012

Le Foulard Noir
Le Foulard Noir02012HD
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- 2014

Gam Gam
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Karim lives in Brest and works at the local airport. Every two years he returns to Ouagadougou, to be with his family and friends, do some business....
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- 2015

Burkina, Princess Yennenga
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The film is homage to the powerful spirit of the 12th-century West African warrior princess, whose presence is still felt by women living there...
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- 2012

Faso Furie
Faso Furie02012HD
In a village in Burkina Faso, an old peasant discovers diamonds that will prove harmful to anyone who approaches them too closely. The Ministry of...
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- 2025

Wrestlers
Wrestlers02025HD
Kisangani, DR Congo. A former world champion dies in oblivion. Defying all obstacles, his fellow wrestlers organize one last battle in his honor....
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- 2025

The Whole Night
The Whole Night02025HD
On a Monday morning in Berlin, Rachelle is driving home. Issaka, far away in Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso, writes her a message. Rachelle replies with...
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- 2021

Tapis Vert (l'homme qui arrêta l'avancée du désert)
Tapis Vert (l'homme qui arrêta l'avancée du désert)02021HD
The animated short film tells the story of Yacouba Sawadogo. It evokes the limits of so-called “modern” production systems, which are...
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- 2019

Sur les traces de Mamani Abdoulaye
Sur les traces de Mamani Abdoulaye02019HD
“Abdoulaye Mamani, a militant and trade unionist, journalist, engaged writer, led a lifelong struggle for people’s freedom and the...
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