Next Up in SF's international Film Festival: Moolaade, Oct. 23
October 17, 2012
Moolaade (2004)
Tuesday, October 23: 6:15 p.m. in E-Auditorium
Director: Ousmane Sembene
Language: Bambara
Introduction by: Dr. Sarah Cervone, Assistant Adjunct Professor, Humanities & Foreign Languages
A group of women stand up for their rights against the traditions of their village.
Storyline: The action is set in a small African village, where four young girls facing ritual "purification" flee to the household of Collé Ardo Gallo Sy, a strong-willed woman who has managed to shield her own teenage daughter from mutilation. Collé invokes the time-honored custom of moolaadé (sanctuary) to protect the fugitives, and tension mounts as the ensuing stand-off pits Collé against village traditionalists (both male and female) and endangers the prospective marriage of her daughter to the heir-apparent to the tribal throne. (New Yorker Films)
Winner, six film festival awards, including:
- Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, Cannes Film Festival (2004)
- Un Certain Regard Award, Cannes Film Festival (2004)
Other Recommended Films:
- The Amazing Grace (Nigeria) 2006
- Tsotsi (South Africa) 2005
- The Silence of the Palace (Tunisia) 1994
- The Gods Must be Crazy (South Africa) 1980
- Xala (Senegal) 1977
- Touki Bouki (Senegal) 1973
- Black Girl (Senegal/France) 1966
