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The Young Girl

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The Young Girl
Directed bySouleymane Cissé
Written bySouleymane Cissé
StarringDounamba Dany Coulibaly
Fanta Diabate
Edited byAndrée Davanture
Music byWandé Kuyaté
Production
company
Distributed bytrigon-film
Release date
1975
Running time
88 minutes
CountryMali
LanguageBambara

The Young Girl is a 1975 Mali film, directed by Souleymane Cissé.

Plot

A young mute woman is raped and becomes pregnant, with disastrous consequences within her family. The film also sketches the social/economic situation in urban Mali in the 1970s, particularly in relation to the treatment with women.

Cast

The Young Girl at IMDb