Burkina Faso Movies

  • 2009
    La femme porte l'Afrique

    La femme porte l'Afrique

    La femme porte l'Afrique

    02009HD

    The scene is set in Southern Burkina Faso, and also in different parts of the Ivory Coast. Five women are shown with their daily burdens and one can...

    La femme porte l'Afrique
  • 2019
    Sur les traces de Mamani Abdoulaye

    Sur les traces de Mamani Abdoulaye

    Sur les traces de Mamani Abdoulaye

    02019HD

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

    Sur les traces de Mamani Abdoulaye
  • 1989
    The Painter's Nephew

    The Painter's Nephew

    The Painter's Nephew

    51989HD

    With Moustapha Dao’s second short film “The painter’s Nephew” (1989), he is involved in the adaptation of African tales...

    The Painter's Nephew
  • 1984
    Tambour de fer

    Tambour de fer

    Tambour de fer

    01984HD

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

    Tambour de fer
  • 2023
    The Gallop

    The Gallop

    The Gallop

    02023HD

    Between Ouagadougou, Niamey, Kigali and Dakar, Éléonore Yameogo follows four African directors competing at the 2021 Ouagadougou...

    The Gallop
  • 2021
    Tapis Vert (l'homme qui arrêta l'avancée du désert)

    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...

    Tapis Vert (l'homme qui arrêta l'avancée du désert)
  • 2005
    The Tree of Spirits

    The Tree of Spirits

    The Tree of Spirits

    02005HD

    "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...

    The Tree of Spirits
  • 2015
    Burkina, Princess Yennenga

    Burkina, Princess Yennenga

    Burkina, Princess Yennenga

    02015HD

    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...

    Burkina, Princess Yennenga
  • 2012
    Faso Furie

    Faso Furie

    Faso Furie

    02012HD

    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...

    Faso Furie
  • 2025
    The Whole Night

    The Whole Night

    The Whole Night

    02025HD

    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...

    The Whole Night
  • 2020
    Deadly Pact

    Deadly Pact

    Deadly Pact

    02020HD

    Two childhood friends, once inseparable, find their bond twisted into a dark and intense rivalry as adults. One is married, while the other, still...

    Deadly Pact
  • 1970
    Le Sermon des Prophètes

    Le Sermon des Prophètes

    Le Sermon des Prophètes

    01970HD

    Le Sermon des Prophètes
  • 1970
    If You Are a Man

    If You Are a Man

    If You Are a Man

    01970HD

    Simon Panay’s film takes us into the world of Opio, a boy of 13 who works at a gold mine in Burkina Faso. As you might imagine, it’s a...

    If You Are a Man
  • 2007
    Je fabrique un balafon

    Je fabrique un balafon

    Je fabrique un balafon

    02007HD

    In Ouagadougou, Konomba Traoré, master balafonist, introduces his son to the making and sanctification of a balafon. Material is transformed,...

    Je fabrique un balafon
  • 2020
    The Unknown

    The Unknown

    The Unknown

    02020HD

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

    The Unknown
  • 2006
    L'or des Younga

    L'or des Younga

    L'or des Younga

    02006HD

    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...

    L'or des Younga