Burkina Faso Movies

In a desert savannah, two children named Kodou and Tano meet the caretaker of a century-old tree that a contractor wants to cut down. Seeking their...

A casino employee and his gangster boss come to blows over the same woman.

Poverty and misery are rife in Gourga, a village in the Sahel. The inhabitants must choose: stay and await international assistance or leave for more...

At the heart of Africa, a king is poisoned by one of his subjects. An old seer is called to the rescue. Contrary to their expectations, he suggests...

Burkina Faso, West Africa. October 15, 1987. Automatic gunfire breaks the evening night’s silence and kills President Thomas Sankara. Had the...

Burkina Faso, West Africa. October 15, 1987. Automatic gunfire breaks the even night’s silence and kills President Thomas Sankara. Had the...

When Djénéba returns from the city where she has been visiting her cousin, she brings her husband, Konaté, a wonderful gift: a...

Ouagadougou, September 2001: Adamà is a boy who is forced to leave school and work as a newsboy in order to pay for his sick mother's medical...

Suicide bombers are chosen by chance and their funeral rites accomplish the work of God. On this particular day the envoy of God is twelve -year-old...

Issa is a traditional weaver in Burkina Faso who loves his trade. However, so as not to lose his clientele and continue making enough to keep his...

With Moustapha Dao’s second short film “The painter’s Nephew” (1989), he is involved in the adaptation of African tales...

“Abdoulaye Mamani, a militant and trade unionist, journalist, engaged writer, led a lifelong struggle for people’s freedom and the...

Congolese living in France for some thirty years, Papa Éric le tendre breathes and inspires good humor. From his danceable, swaying gait, to...

Kigali, capital of Rwanda: a motor-bike taxi connects its passengers through the arteries, veins and vessels of the city, weaving a rhizome of...

A family welcomes a generous stranger into their home, but as his stay lengthens, tragedies begin to occur around them and suspicion grows.

Young people from a village decide to mass-produce drums so they can find a solution to the development issues.

After school closes, the street children roam the streets playing games, an inexhaustible source of learning. First larceny, street fights, the first...