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A mute foundling is raised in an African village by a weaver and his family. The mute regains his powers of speech only after a shock, then reveals his origins and reasons for dumbness.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Kino International Corporation, Upper Volta. Direction du cinéma
Other Authors: Kaboré, Gaston, 1951-, Yanogo, Serge, Yanogo, Rosine, Nikiema, Joseph
Format: Video VHS
Language:Mooré
Language Notes:Dialogue in Môre (Mossi), with English subtitles.
Published: New York : Kino on Video, [1982]
Series:New African cinema.
Subjects:
Village communities > Africa > Drama.
Tales > Burkina Faso.
Mutism > Drama.
Children > Drama.
Tales > Africa, West.
Foreign films.
Motion pictures, African.
Feature films.
Description
Summary:A mute foundling is raised in an African village by a weaver and his family. The mute regains his powers of speech only after a shock, then reveals his origins and reasons for dumbness.
Item Description:Videocassette release of 1982 motion picture.
A foreign film (Burkino Faso).
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (70 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS.
Production Credits:Editor, Andree Davanture ; music, Rene Guirma ; photography, Sekou Ouedraogo.