| Moolaadé |
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Directed by Ousmane Sembène, Senegal 2004 WINNER : BEST FILM UN CERTAIN REGARD - 2004 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL |
| Summary: |
| Set in a small African village, four young girls who face a ritual "purification" flee to the household of Colle' Ardo Gallo Sy, a strong-willed woman who has managed to shield her own teenage daughter from mutilation. Colle' invokes the time-honoured custom of moolaadé (sanctuary) to protect the fugitives. Tension mounts as the ensuing stand-off pits Colle' against a village traditionalists (both male and female) and endangers the prospective marriage of her daughter to the heir-apparent to the tribal throne. |
| What the Critics say: |
| "Thrilling and alive and far more entertaining and exciting and easy to watch than just about any message movie you have ever seen ... a cinematic triumph of the highest order." (Tim Brayton - Antagony & Ecstasy) |