Kabala / une coproduction de Farafina Danbe, du Centre national de production cinématographique (C.N.P.C.), et de Mandala Productions [and others] ; un film de Assané Kouyaté ; réalisé par Assane Kouyaté ; scénario et dialogues de Assane Koutaté, Abdoul Karim Dembélé ; [producteurs] Assane Kouyaté, Youssouí Coulibaly, Francine Jean-Baptiste.
Publisher:
First Run/Icarus Films,
Copyright Date:
2005
Description:
1 videocassette (107 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Djénéba Koné, Modibo Traoré, Fily Traoré, Hamadoun Kassogué, Sory Ibrahima Koita, Baba Dabo, Siska Diarra, Nakani Koné. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2002.
Summary:
"Magic spells lend a helping hand in this debut feature about a young man's troubled relationship with his native village in Mali. Because of ancient prejudices, Hamalla was banished. He returns four years later versed in modern technology at a time the village's future is precarious because the holy well of the ancestors, symbol of the spirituality of the entire community, is contaminated. In the face of epidemic, the villagers resist all of Hamalla's attempts to convince them of the need to purify the water"--Container.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)64430872
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.