Yaaba

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Burkina Faso's smallest village. The main character of the tale is 10-year-old Bila, who makes friends with Sana, an elderly woman. Everyone refers to her as "Witch," but Bila calls her "Yaaba" (grandmother). Sana's medicine is what keeps Bila's cousin Nopoko from dying when she becomes ill. The film was selected as the Burkinabé entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 62nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. The film won the FIPRESCI Prize (Cannes, 1989) Yaaba was the subject of a short documentary Parlons Grand-mère, which was shot during the film's production by Djibril Diop Mambéty. (source: Wikipedia)

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