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Delwende: leve-toi et marche - S. Pierre Yameogo
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mother-daughter tale begins in Burkino Faso, in a small village that is
devastated by the sudden death of many of its children. One father
sends away his daughter, Pougbila, to get married in another village in
the hopes of saving her from the epidemic. His wife,Napoko, objects to the arrangement, until she learns that Pougbila has
been raped, possibly by her own father. After Pougbila's departure, the
village elders conduct a witch-hunt to find the person responsible for
all the deaths. The blame falls on Napoko and she is chased out of the
village. Upon learning of her mother's fate, Pougbila embarks on a
journey to find her. Her travel leads her to the capital, Ouagadougou,
where she finds her mother in a shelter for women accused of
witchcraft. Intent on exposing the truth, she brings Napoko home and
forces the elders to confront the truth. Based on a true story,
Delwende is a stirring film about the fight for individual justice and
gender equality.
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