Sarraounia (1986)
Directed by Med Hondo

Drama / History / War

Film Synopsis

At the end of the 19th century, Sarraounia is the queen of the Aznas.  She has no personal ambitions.  Her only preoccupations are peace and independence.  A military party made up of French mercenaries come down from the north, heading from Sudan to Chad and hassling the local people who get in their way.  Under Sarraounia's leadership, the natives arrange themselves to put up a fight.
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Film Credits

  • Director: Med Hondo
  • Script: Abdoul War, Med Hondo (dialogue), Abdoulaye Mamani (dialogue)
  • Cinematographer: Guy Famechon
  • Music: Pierre Akendengue, Abdoulaye Cissé, Issouf Compaore
  • Cast: Aï Keïta (Sarraounia), Jean-Roger Milo (Capitaine Voulet), Féodor Atkine (Chanoine), Didier Sauvegrain (Doctor Henric), Roger Miremont (Lieutenant Joalland), Luc-Antoine Diquéro (Lt. Pallier), Jean-Pierre Castaldi (Sergeant Boutel), Tidjani Ouedraogo (Coulibaly), Wladimir Ivanovsky, Jacques Penot, Didier Agostini, Jean Edmond, Philippe Bellay, Tagara Yagoura Traore, Aboubagar Traoré, Aboulaye Cissé, Jean-François Ouedraogo, Florence Bewende, Hama Gourounga, Baba Traoré
  • Country: Burkina Faso / Mauritania / France
  • Language: Dioula / Peul / French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 120 min

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