Moolaadé

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Moolaadé is a 2004 Senegalese drama film by Ousmane Sembène that powerfully critiques female genital mutilation through the story of a village woman who offers protection to young girls seeking refuge.

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instanceOf Senegalese film
film
addressesIssue patriarchy
religious authority
social ostracism
awardReceived FIPRESCI Prize
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
Un Certain Regard – Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
coProductionCountry Burkina Faso
Cameroon
France
Morocco
Tunisia
countryOfOrigin Senegal
criticalReception highly acclaimed
depictsPractice female genital cutting
director Ousmane Sembène
featuresNonProfessionalActors true
filmingLocation Burkina Faso
genre drama
hasCinematographyBy Dominique Gentil
hasEditor Andrée Davanture
hasMusicBy Boncana Maïga
hasNarrativeDevice magical protection rope
hasProtagonist Collé Ardo Gallo Sy
hasSetting rural African village
mainTheme female genital mutilation
tradition versus modernity
women's rights
narrativeFocus protection of young girls
originalLanguage French
Jula
portrays collective female resistance
portraysCharacter Amsatou
Collé Ardo Gallo Sy
Hadjatou
Imam
Mercenaire
linked to: The Mercenary
premieredAt Cannes Film Festival
producer Ousmane Sembène
productionCompany Filmi Domireew
releaseDateFrance 2004-05-19
releaseYear 2004
runtimeMinutes 124
screenwriter Ousmane Sembène
sectionScreenedAt Un Certain Regard
titleLanguage Jula
titleMeaning protection

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Ousmane Sembène notableWork Moolaadé