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Great African Films, Vol. 1: Haramuya and Faraw: Mother of the Dunes | 
 enlarge | Director: Abdoulaye Ascofare/ Drissa Toure
Actor: Great African Films
Studio: ART MANHATTAN
Category: DVD
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 18991
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Ntsc, Subtitled
Languages: French (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 177 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: DV92670
UPC: 736899107222
EAN: 0736899107222
ASIN: B000Q66GYC
Release Date: July 24, 2007
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Product Description
The first in a series of award-winning films from Africa which includes Drissa Toure's Haramuya (Burkina Faso/France 1995 87 mins. French and Bambara with English subtitles) a lively dramatic feature about cultural and economic disparities in the capital city of Burkina Faso. These social conflicts are revealed through the trials of a Muslim family caught between the traps of modernity and the sway of tradition. "Haramuya is an urban chronicle a gallery of portraits in situations which create a colorful mosaic" (Cannes Film Festival). In Abbdoulaye Ascofare's Faraw! Mother of the Dunes (Mali 1997 90 mins. Songhoi with English subtitles) a mother of three tries desperately to keep her family alive upon the return of her mentally and physically destroyed husband a political prisoner. Determined to have her children survive without prostituting her beautiful daughter her struggle symbolizes the plight of all African women trapped in a cycle of extreme poverty. "One of the strongest portraits of female determination to come out of Africa" (Variety).System Requirements:Running Time: 177 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DOCUMENTARIES/MISC. Rating: NR UPC: 736899107222 Manufacturer No: DV92670
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A Diamond & A Pebble December 23, 2007
A.S.I (Maryland, USA & Lagos, Nigeria)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This dvd pack is a two movie disc set with 'Faraw' and "Haramuya'.
The first movie, from Mali, 'Faraw' is a priceless gem. It follows a 24 hours in the life of Zamiatou, a mother and wife who struggles to provide for her three children and mentally disabled husband. Zamiatou is fierce and courageous. She defies the odds; stark poverty,the unyeilding desert and easy money to do what she must do so they can eat. It is beautifully shot in the desert, the sands, the setting sun, the animals... and the themes are resoundingly simple.It is worth watching if only for the rapid curses and praises that spew out of Zamiatou's lips and the actress who plays her role is perfect. It is filmed in a local dialect; Shonghoi and some French with English subtitles throughout. A must-see!
The second movie from Burkina Faso is the total opposite and I presume that is the reason they sell it together with 'Faraw' because otherwise, it belongs in the trash can. The plot which lacks any cogency or reason is supposed to give an overview of third-world type urban life in the capital; Ouagadogou. The plot follows a bunch of prostitutes and their madam, a non-native shop-keeper and his bi-racial daughter, an Islamic fundamentalist man and his polygamous family, a bunch of street crooks and the police. Their lives intersect with no rhyme or reason or consequence. The characters are randomly thrown together and the ones that aren't just lounge around the screen verbalizing their tired and meaningless dialogues. The movie doesn't end satisfactorily. It's almost as if the director got tired of shooting and just quit the set. It is shot in a local dialect, Bambara and some French with English subtitles throughout.
In all my 5 stars go to Faraw.
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