
Moolaade [videorecording] / Doomireew Films ; New Yorker Films presents a Direction de la Cinematographie Nationale (Burkina Faso)/Centre Cinematographique Marocain (Maroco)/Cinetele Films (Tunisia)/Les Films de la Terre Africaine (Cameroun) co-production with contribution from La Commission Europeenne: Fonds European de Developpement du Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres et du Ministere de la Culture ... ; written and directed by Ousmane Sembene.
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Sage Library System. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Hood River County Library District.
Current holds
0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Summary:
Set in a small village, four young girls face ritual "purification" decide to flee to the household of Colle Ardo Gallo Sy, a strong-willed woman who has managed to shield her own teenage daughter from the mutilation. Colle invokes the time-honored custom of moolaade (sanctuary) to protect the fugitives, and tension mounts as the ensuing stand-off pits Colle against village traditionalists. This endangers the prospective marriage of her daughter to the heir-apparent to the tribal throne.Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Age Hold Protection | Active/Create Date | Status | Due Date |
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Hood River County Library | DVD FIC MOO (Text) | 33892004972445 | Adult DVDs | DVD | None | 03/06/2008 | Available | - |
Record details
- ISBN: 1567304702
- ISBN: 9781567304701
- Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
- Publisher: [New York, N.Y.] : New Yorker Video, [2007]
Content descriptions
General Note: | Title from container. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2004. Special features: "The making of Moolaade" featurette; interviews and additional footage; deluxe collector's booklet; theatrical trailer. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Director of photography, Dominique Gentil ; editor, Abdellatif Raiss ; music, Boncana Maiga ; production designer, Joseph Kpobly. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Fatoumata Coulibaly, Maimouna Helene Diarra, Salimata Traore, Dominique T. Zeida, Mah Compaore, Aminata Dao. |
Summary, etc.: | Set in a small village, four young girls face ritual "purification" decide to flee to the household of Colle Ardo Gallo Sy, a strong-willed woman who has managed to shield her own teenage daughter from the mutilation. Colle invokes the time-honored custom of moolaade (sanctuary) to protect the fugitives, and tension mounts as the ensuing stand-off pits Colle against village traditionalists. This endangers the prospective marriage of her daughter to the heir-apparent to the tribal throne. |
System Details Note: | DVD, region 1, letterbox (16:9, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital. |
Language Note: | Jula and French dialogue with optional English subtitles. |
Awards Note: | National Society of Film Critics: Best Foreign Language Film. |
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Subject: | Female circumcision > Africa > Drama. Mothers and daughters > Africa > Drama. Asylum, Right of > Africa > Drama. Africa > Drama. Female circumcision > Africa > Drama. Mother-daughter relationship > Africa > Drama. Asylum > Africa > Drama. Africa > Drama. |
Genre: | Feature films. Foreign films > Senagal. Melodramas (Drama) Melodrama > Feature. Women > Feature. Family > Feature. |