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Night of Truth
Directed byFanta Régina Nacro
Written byMarc Gautron
Fanta Régina Nacro
Produced byClaire Lajoumard
Fanta Régina Nacro
StarringMoussa Cissé
Adama Ouédraogo
CinematographyNara Keo Kosal
Edited byAndreé Davanture
Music bySami Rama
Troupe Naba Yaadega
Distributed byAcrobates Films
Global Film Initiative
Release dates
  • September 16, 2004 (2004-09-16) (Toronto International Film Festival)
  • July 6, 2006 (2006-07-06) (France)
Running time
100 minutes
CountriesBurkina Faso
France
LanguagesDioula
French

Night of Truth (Template:Lang-fr) is a 2004 French/Burkinabe film, the first by director Fanta Régina Nacro. Set in a fictional West-African country, this film tells the story of the night of reconciliation between two ethnic groups, the Nayak and the Bonandés. After ten years of war and much bloodshed, Théo, leader of the Bonandés, invites the Nayak president to come and make peace. However, things do not go as smoothly as planned. The film is in French and Dioula.