Director
S. Pierre Yaméogo
Cast list
- Biba : Tina Hatou Ouédraogo
- Zodo : Bil Aka Kora
- Mouna : Aïda Kaboré
- Zalissa : Blandine Yaméogo
- Opposant : Abdoulaye Komboudry
- Marie : Madina Traoré
- Joseph : Joseph Traoré
Credits
Awards: Grand Prix Ousmane Sembène, Festival du Cinéma Africain de Khourigba, Maroc (2012)
Genre : Drama
Runtime : 90min.
Production : Dunia Productions, Les Films de l'Espoir
Music : Bil Aka Kora, Rémi Dapere, Ludwig Gorhan
Synopsis
Biba a young Burkinabe woman is caught in the horror of warfare and displacement. As her village in Ivory Coast is found under attack, she, along with her fellow villagers of Burkinabe origin, will embark on a journey to reach Burkina Faso and save their lives. During a search at the border between Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso, she will be separated from her mother and raped by an evil Ivorian rebel chief. While seeking shelter in a refugee camp in Burkina Faso with her two friends Mouna and Marie, Biba will have to overcome the evils of sickness, solitude, violence and death…
Reviews
Barlet, Olivier. Bayiri, La Petite Patrie de S. Pierre Yaméogo, (Africultures: May 13th 2017) http://africultures.com/bayiri-patrie-de-s-pierre-yameogo-14091/, April 8th 2018
Samuel F. Bernard