IDRISSA OUEDRAOGO - Burkina-Faso
In Burkina Faso the concept of honour is essential in the structure of traditional societies. It rules over any notion of family, of blood…. “Ya TILAI", that is the law.
Genre : Narrative Feature film
Duration : 81 minutes
Year of production : 1990
Country : Burkina-Faso
Casting : Rasmane Ouedraogo - Ina Cissé, Roukietou Barry Assane Ouedraogo - Sibidou Sibide - Moumouni Ouedraogo
Screenwriter : Idrissa OUEDRAOGO
Cinematography : Pierre-Laurent Chénieux - Jean Monsigny
Editor : Luc Barnier
Director : IDRISSA OUEDRAOGO
Born in Burkina Faso, he graduated in Cinema at the INAFEC, Ouagadougou, and the IDHEC, Paris in 1985. He made several short documentaries, including Les Ecuelles (1983) and Ouagadougou, Ouaga deux roues (1985), and in all some 40 films. His first short film was Poko (1981) and his first feature film Le Choix (1986, many awards), then Yaaba (1989) and Tilai (1990, Grand Prix at Cannes, Fespaco Grand Prix). Samba Traore (1993) won Silver Bear at Berlin. He died in 2018.