Moolaadé (2004)
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, especially those immediately south of the Sahara Desert. 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 a group of girls. She is opposed by the villagers who believe in the necessity of female genital cutting, which they call "purification".
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Cast:
- Alimatou Traoré
- Balla Habib Dembélé
- Mabintou Baro
- Fatoumata Coulibaly
- Aminata Dao
- Dominique Zeïda
- Lala Drabo
- Edith Nana Kaboré
- Fatoumata Konaté
- Georgette Paré
- Joseph Traoré
- Madjara Konaté
- Mah Compaoré
- Cheick Oumar Maiga
- Maimouna Hélène Diarra
- Modibo Sangaré
- Rasmane Ouedraogo
- Ousmane Konaté
- Salimata Traoré
- Bakaramoto Sanogo
- Fatoumata Sanogo
- Mafirma Sanogo
- Maminata Sanogo
- Mamissa Sanogo
- Moussa Sanogo
- Sanata Sanogo
- Aly Sanon
- Fatoumata Sanou
- Naky Sy Savane
- Gustave Sorgho
- Sory Ibrahima Koïta
- Mariama Souabo
- Assita Soura
- Stéphanie Nikiema
- Tata Konaté
- Théophile Sowié
- Marie Yameogo