Bintou
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| Directed by | Fanta Régina Nacro |
| Produced by | Claire Lajoumard |
| Written by | Fanta Régina Nacro[1] |
| Starring | Hyppolite Ouangrawa Alima Salouka |
| Music by | Yacouba Compaoré Maï Lingani[1] |
| Cinematography | Nara Keo Kosal |
| Editing by | Nano Chesnais |
| Distributed by | Zimmedia |
| Release date(s) | January 29, 2001 (Netherlands) |
| Running time | 31 mins.[1] |
| Country | Burkina Faso France |
| Language | More[1] |
Bintou (also known as A Close-Up on Bintou) is a 2001 Burkinabé short film directed by Fanta Régina Nacro. It formed part of the 2002 collection Mama Africa.
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[edit] Plot
Mother-of-three Bintou wishes her daughter to go to school to receive the education that she was denied in her own childhood. Since her husband refuses to pay for a daughter to be educated, Bintou must earn money by growing millet sprouts.[1][2]
[edit] Cast
- Hyppolite Ouangrawa as Abel, Bintou's husband
- Alima Salouka as Bintou
[edit] Awards
Bintou won several festival awards in 2001 and 2002 including at the Cannes Film Festival, Amiens International Film Festival, Bermuda International Film Festival, Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, Marrakech International Film Festival and the Ouagadougou Panafrican Film and Television Festival.[1][3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f "Bintou (2001)" (in French). fanta-nacro.com. Fanta Régina Nacro. http://www.fanta-nacro.com/films/bintou.html. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
- ^ "Mama Africa". BFI. 2005-07-21. http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:fObVuh738V4J:secure.bfi.org.uk/about/media/releases/2005/2005-07-21-mama-africa.pdf. Retrieved 2008-02-09.
- ^ "Awards for Bintou". Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0290468/awards. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
[edit] External links
- Bintou at the Internet Movie Database
- (French) Bintou at the director's official site
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