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Moolaadé
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Moolaadé ("magical protection") is a 2004 film by the Senegalese writer and director Ousmane Sembène. It addresses the subject of female genital mutilation, a common practice in a number of African countries, from Egypt to Nigeria. The film was a co-production between companies from several Francophone nations: Senegal, France, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Morocco, and Tunisia. It was filmed in the remote village of Djerrisso, Burkina Faso. The film argues strongly against the practice, depicting a village woman, Collé, who uses moolaadé (magical protection) to protect her daughter and a group of y
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7.2When a woman shelters a group of girls from suffering female genital mutilation, she starts a conflict that tears her village apart.
Cast
- Fatoumata Coulibaly as Collé Gallo Ardo Sy
- Maimouna Hélène Diarra as Hadjatou
- Salimata Traoré as Amasatou
- Dominique Zeïda as Mercenaire
- Rasmané Ouédraogo as Ciré Bathily
- Joseph Traoré as Dugutigi
Themes
- magic
- tradition
- africa
- feminism
- sexism
- polygamy
- female genital mutilation
- genital mutilation
- burkina faso
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Moolaadé
- Film.image
- Moolaadé (film).jpg
- Film.director
- Ousmane Sembène
- Film.writer
- Ousmane Sembène
- Film.producer
- Ousmane Sembène Thierry Lenouvel
- Film.music
- Boncana Naiga
- Film.cinematography
- Dominique Gentil
- Film.editing
- Abdellatif Raïss
- Film.runtime
- 124 minutes
- Film.language
- FulaFrenchBambara
- Film.gross
- US$434,600
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 124
- FilmAffinity ID
- 248935
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- publication date
- 2006-05-11
- title
- Moolaadé
- review score
- 8.4/10
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11 sectionsContents
- Context
- Plot
- Cast
- Reception
- Critical
- Box office
- Accolades
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Moolaadé ("magical protection") is a 2004 film by the Senegalese writer and director Ousmane Sembène. It addresses the subject of female genital mutilation, a common practice in a number of African countries, from Egypt to Nigeria. The film was a co-production between companies from several Francophone nations: Senegal, France, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Morocco, and Tunisia. It was filmed in the remote village of Djerrisso, Burkina Faso. The film argues strongly against the practice, depicting a village woman, Collé, who uses moolaadé (magical protection) to protect her daughter and a group of younger girls. She is opposed by the villagers who believe in the necessity of female genital cutting, which they call "purification". This was Sembène's last film before his death in 2007.
== Context ==