Burkina Faso Movies

For decades, the countries of the African Sahel region have been targets of colonialism and exploitation by France and other Western powers. This...

Ouagadougou, September 2001: Adamà is a boy who is forced to leave school and work as a newsboy in order to pay for his sick mother's medical...

A film by Burkina Faso filmmakers Drissa Touré and Stephane Mbanga. Made in Dioula / Dyala lanugage which is closely related to Bambara.

Many people died in the village of Ziglo, in western Côte d’Ivoire, during the 2011 civil war. Having waited too long for state justice,...

In pre-colonial times a peddler crossing the savanna discovers a child lying unconscious in the bush. When the boy comes to, he is mute and cannot...

In an early 19th century African village, Wend Kuuni – a young man, lives with his adopted family after his mother was killed as a witch. When...

On their ladyfriends' insistence, their "Tchiza", three friends go on an extramarital trip out of Ouagadougou, a fake mission to Abidjan being the...

Directed by Mustapha Diop.

Two childhood friends, once inseparable, find their bond twisted into a dark and intense rivalry as adults. One is married, while the other, still...

Poverty and misery are rife in Gourga, a village in the Sahel. The inhabitants must choose: stay and await international assistance or leave for more...

Boromo, Burkina Faso. When Rasmané finds out that his friend Pierre has died, he sets off for his home town to help his family to transport...

At a war crimes trial in an African country, an idealistic lawyer delves into the past of a man who, accused of committing unspeakable atrocities, is...

Karim's father is missing and presumed dead, which is why his father's brother has taken over the house and is now his stepfather: this is the custom...

Bila, a young peasant, decides to go to Ivory Coast to work and is asked by his parents to accompany Pogbi who is going to meet her fiancé,...

In northern Burkina Faso, water is a scarce commodity. The effects of human activity on the climate have caused migration, and the Oursi pond is the...

Between Ouagadougou, Niamey, Kigali and Dakar, Éléonore Yameogo follows four African directors competing at the 2021 Ouagadougou...

In the heart of the city of Ouagadougou, a huge granite crater imprisons men who try their best to get out of it. In the end, only their image will...

In Burkina Faso, young men look under the earth for gold – and a better future. As a result, 16-year-old Rasmané barely seems like a...

For Lickma, Bienvenue, Mathilde and Victor life is one of financial insecurity. Taking inspiration from a close friend, they let Herman get them...

An African student stranded in Paris after losing his government grant discovers a bag of drugs and money while working as a parking garage attendant.