Buud Yam

Credits

Name: Buud Yam

Country: Burkina Faso

Year of publication: 1996

Format: 35 mm

Color: color

Language : OF m. engl. UT

Duration: 90 Minuten

Direction: Kaboré, Gaston

Screenplay: Kaboré, Gaston

Camera: Ferragut, Jean-Noël

Editing: Kanyala, Marie-Jeanne; Ranz, Didier

Sound: Attal, Frédéric

Actor: Yanogo, Serge; Maïga, Amssatou; Oueddoudam, Sévérine

Abstract

"Wend Kuuni" or "God`s gift" is a handsome and strong 20 years old young lad. He has been living for 12 years at Tinga`s who adopted him with yhe permission of the village chief when he had been found half-dead in the bush.
Poghnéré, Tinga`s daughter who is 17 develops an unprecedent liking and affection for her adoptive brother who loves his sister as well. The family enjouys a peaceful life till the day when Poghnéré is critically ill. Wend Kuuni is commissioned to go in search of a native doctor, who is well known for being conversant with medecine, and to lead him to attend his sister. (Africultures)