Yaaba

Aug 23, 1989

1h 30m

★ 6.5

Overview

A small African village. The story focuses on Bila, a ten year old boy who befriends an old woman, Sana. Everybody calls her 'Witch' but Bila himself calls her 'Yaaba' (grandmother). When Bila's cousin Nopoko gets sick it is Sana's medicine that saves her.

Genres

Family

Drama

Production Companies

Les Films de l'Avenir

Arcadia Films

Thelma Film

Yaaba Trailers

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Cast

Yaaba

Fatimata Sanga

Bila

Noufou Ouédraogo

Nopoko

Roukietou Barry

Kougri

Adama Ouédraogo

Tibo

Amadé Toure

Poko

Sibidou Ouédraogo

Razougou

Adame Sidibe

Finse

Kinda Moumouni

Koudi

Assita Ouedraogo

Pegda

Zenabou Ouedraogo

Taryam

Ousmane Sawadogo

Noaga (as Rasmane Ouedraogo)

Rasmané Ouédraogo

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