Fire! (1991 film)
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Directed by | Adama Drabo |
Written by | Adama Drabo |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Lionel Cousin |
Edited by | Rose Evans |
Release date | 10 February 1991 |
Running time | 100 minutes |
Country | Mali |
Language | Bambara |
Fire! (Bambara: Ta Dona, French: Au feu!) is a 1991 Malian drama film directed by Adama Drabo. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
Ta Dona follows the story of Sidy, a Bambara young forest commissioner from the city, in Mali, who tries to stop a bush fires break out in a small village. Sidy has been trained in modern techniques. However, he accepts tradition and starts a journey into the Dogon country to find the seventh canari, an ancient herbal remedy for childbirth, believed to contain healing powers.[2] [3]
Through his journey, Sidy discovers that reforestation is the key to the future of his country.
Cast[]
- - Koro
- Balla Moussa Keita - Fakoro (as Balamoussa Keïta)
- - Gnedjougou
- - Sidy
References[]
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Fire!". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
- ^ "Ta Dona | African Film Festival, Inc". Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Ta Dona". trigon-film.org. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
External links[]
Categories:
- Bambara-language films
- 1991 films
- Malian films
- 1991 drama films
- Films directed by Adama Drabo
- African film stubs
- Mali stubs
- 1990s drama film stubs