Yaaba (1989)

Film details

Featuring

Fatima Sanga Noufou Ouédraogo Roukietou Barry
Director

Idrissa Ouédraogo
Countries

Switzerland France Burkina Faso (Upper Volta)
Year

1989
Genre

Drama
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Alternative titles

Grandmother Alternative

Synopsis

Social drama which recounts life in a little village in West Africa. Bila is a young boy who together with his cousin Nopoko observes life around them. Yaaba means grandmother and is the name that Bila gives to Sana, an old woman who is shunned as a witch by the most of villagers who blame her for any ill that befalls them. Some attempts are made to attack Sana and drive her out of the village but Bila befriends and stands up for her and she gradually instills in him some of her serenity and wisdom.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Sana/Yaaba
    
    Fatima Sanga
  - Bila
    
    Noufou Ouédraogo
  - Nopoko
    
    Roukietou Barry
  - Kougri
    
    Adama Ouédraogo
  - Tibo
    
    Amade Toure
  - Poko
    
    Sibidou Ouédraogo
  - Razougou
    
    Adame Sidibe
  - Noaga
    
    Rasmané Ouédraogo
  - Finse
    
    Kinda Moumouni
  - Koudi
    
    Assita Ouédraogo
  - Pegda
    
    Zenabou Ouédraogo
  - Taryam
    
    Ousmane Sawadogo
Credits
- Direction:
  - Director
    
    Idrissa Ouédraogo
  - Assistant to the Director
    
    Paul Zoumbara
  - Assistant to the Director
    
    Ismaël Ouédraogo
  - Trainee Assistant Director
    
    Jean-Claude Bandé
  - Script Supervisor
    
    Virginie Barbay
  Production:
  - Production Company
    
    Arcadia Films
  - Production Company
    
    Les Films de l'Avenir
  - Production Company
    
    Thelma Film AG
  - Co-production
    
    Télévision Suisse Romande
  - Co-production
    
    ZDF - Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen
  - Co-production
    
    La Sept
  - Financial Assistance
    
    La Fondation GAN pour le cinéma
  - Participation
    
    La Direction du Cinéma du Burkina Faso
  - Participation
    
    Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication
  - Participation
    
    Ministère Français de la Coopération
  - Participation
    
    Départment Fédéral de l'Interieur (Switzerland)
  - Participation
    
    Département Fédéral des Affaires Etrangères
  - Executive Producer
    
    Pierre Alain Meier
  - Executive Producer
    
    Freddy Denaës
  - [Producer]
    
    Idrissa Ouédraogo
  - Associate to the Producer
    
    Pierre-André Thiébaud
  - Unit Production Manager
    
    Aouba Drissa
  - Unit Manager
    
    Baba Ouedraogo
  - Unit Manager
    
    Karim Sawadogo
  - Collaborator
    
    Awa Drabo
  - Collaborator
    
    Elizabeth Adriato
  - Collaborator
    
    Justine Adriato
  - Collaborator
    
    Pascal Zongo
  - Collaborator
    
    Pascal Sama
  - Collaborator
    
    Isso Soro
  - Collaborator
    
    Boureima Nonguerma
  - Collaborator
    
    Adama Kinda
  - Collaborator
    
    Issaka Ouedraogo
  - Collaborator
    
    Robert Kabre
  - Collaborator
    
    Yacouba Ouedraogo
  Writing:
  - Screenplay
    
    Idrissa Ouédraogo
  Photography:
  - Director of Photography
    
    Matthias Kälin
  - Camera Operator
    
    Jean Monsigny
  - Camera Assistant
    
    Moussa Kémoko Diakité
  - Camera Assistant
    
    Benoît Nicoulin
  - Trainee Camera Assistant
    
    Paul Djibila
  - Supervising Gaffer
    
    André Pinkus
  - Electrician
    
    Kibili Diallo
  - Key Grip
    
    Urs Bühler
  - Grips
    
    Abel Nada
  - Grips
    
    René Dabira
  - Grips
    
    Issa Traoré
  Stills:
  - Stills Photography
    
    Freddy Denaës
  - Stills Photography
    
    Roger Meier
  - Stills Photography
    
    Célestin Zongo
  Editing:
  - Editor
    
    Loredana Cristelli
  - Assistant Editor
    
    Christoph Germann
  - Assistant Editor
    
    Nicole Meuris
  Costumes:
  - Costumer
    
    Mariam Sidibé
  Make-up:
  - Make-up
    
    Nathalie Tanner
  - Make-up
    
    Aminata Zouré
  Titles:
  - Titles
    
    Arane
  Film processing:
  - Grading
    
    Christian Rever
  Music:
  - Music
    
    Francis Bébey
  Sound:
  - Sound
    
    Jean-Paul Mugel
  - Assistant Sound
    
    Laurent Poirier
  - Assistant Sound
    
    Issa Traoré
  - Mixer
    
    Dominique Dalmasso
  - Sound Effects
    
    Jacky Kretz
  Consultant:
  - Technical Consultant
    
    Sekou Ouédraogo

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Yaaba (1989)

Film details

Alternative titles

Synopsis

Cast & Credits

Cast

Credits

Direction:

Production:

Writing:

Photography:

Stills:

Editing:

Costumes:

Make-up:

Titles:

Film processing:

Music:

Sound:

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