Sybia is tired from her successive miscarriages she cannot actually explain. She therefore decides to adopt a child with the consent of her husband.
Later on, her mother-in-law kidnaps Sybia's daughter and has her circumcised. Unfortunately, the young girl dies during the circumcision. Then follows an escalation of anger, hatred and dispute between the two families.

starring / avec
Lydia Bancé, Désiré Yameogo, Delphine Ouattara

a film by / un film de
Alimata OUEDRAOGO alias Sofia

Burkina Faso, 2021, Fiction, 1h33


CAST / ACTRICES-ACTEURS
Lydia Bancé....................................................... Sybia
Désiré Yaméogo....................................................... Sabila
Rihanata Zongo....................................................... Adji
Odilia Yonli....................................................... Belle-mère
Alizèta Guiré....................................................... Zena
Issa Ouédraogo....................................................... Le Commissaire
Delphine Ouattara....................................................... Avocate de Sybia
Denise Coulibaly....................................................... La journaliste
Alassane Dakissaga....................................................... Le Président du Jury
Gérard Ouédraogo....................................................... Procureur
Eliane Somé....................................................... Avocate de Bintou
Ibrahim Traoré....................................................... Avocat de Cédric

Director / Réalisatrice : Alimata OUEDRAOGO alias Sofia
Scénario/Script : Alima Ouédraogo (Consultant : Noraogo Sawadogo)
Images/Pictures : Laurent Merlin
Son/Sound : Gaël Simard
Montage/Editing : Laurent Merlin
Décors/Set design : Moumini Ouédraogo


FESTIVALS

* Selection /// 16th CINE DROIT LIBRE 2021 (4-11 Dec 2021, Burkina)

* Selection : Section Burkina /// 27th FESPACO (Ouaga - Burkina, 2021) | https://fespaco.org/category/la-section-burkina/