Cast
Fatimata Sanga Noufou Ouédraogo Adama Ouédraogo
Credits
Written by: 
Idrissa Ouedraogo
Plot
A boy befriends an old woman who is shunned by her village as a witch, and she comes to his aid when his cousin falls ill.
Sinekatalog’s take
Idrissa Ouédraogo's tender fable follows a boy who befriends an old woman shunned as a witch by her Burkina Faso village. Simple, luminous and humane, it is a beautiful, much-loved classic of African cinema.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (877 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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