The Young Girl

1h 28m
Drama
6.2

A young mute woman is raped and becomes pregnant, with disastrous consequences within her family. The film also sketches the social/economic situation in urban Mali in the 1970s, particularly in relation to the treatment of women.

Cast

Dounamba Dany Coulibaly
young girl
Fanta Diabate
Unknown
Omou Diarra
Unknown
Balla Moussa Keita
Unknown
Mamoulou Sanogo
Unknown

Crew

Souleymane Cissé
Director, Script, Dialogue
Hamadi Jalo
Adaptation
Isa Baba Tarawele
Adaptation
Andrée Davanture
Editor
Mariselen Jara
Director of Photography
Wandé Kouyaté, les Ambassadeurs
Music

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