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Great African Films, Vol. 1: Faraw: Mother Of The Dunes (1997)/Haramuya [DVD]
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Great African Films, Vol. 1: Faraw: Mother Of The Dunes (1997)/Haramuya (1995)

  
Format:  Great African Films, Vol. 1: Faraw: Mother Of The Dunes (1997)/Haramuya DVD 
 
 
First, a mother (Aminata Ousmane) must support her children alone when her husband is wrongly arrested. The sensitive Malian drama "Faraw: Mother of the Dunes" also stars Balla Moussa Keita, Oumar Mbarek. Next, an intimate and affectionate chronicle of a Muslim family's life in the capital city of Burkina Faso is the emotional heart of "Haramuya," which uses a highly naturalistic approach in dramatizing the tensions between the rich and poor in Africa. Abdoulaye Kaba, Rakieta Kabore star. 177 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: French, Bambara, and Songhoi; Subtitles: English. In Songhoi with English subtitles/In Bambara and French with English subtitles.
 
SKU: D45996
$39.99
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Category:
Foreign
Director:
Abdoulaye Ascofare, Drissa Toure
Rated:
NR
Color:
Color
Format: 
DVD Double Feat
Closed Captioned:
 No
Cast:  Abdoulaye Kaba, Aminata Ousmane, Balla Moussa Keita, Abdoulaye Komboudri, Ali Malagouin, Safiatou Mahamane, Oumar Mbarek, Sidiki Sanogo, Ramata N'Diaye Tall, Hamel Mbarek, Assita Sankara, Rakieta Kabore, Adama Ouedraogo, Noufou Ouedraogo
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