Bintou

Story

Synopsis

Bintou wants to make sure that her daughter goes to school, but her husband Abel doesn’t think it’s worth it and claims there is only enough money to educate their sons. But Bintou won’t give up and starts her own business to make the extra money. Abel, wary of losing control and scared that Bintou’s newfound financial freedom will lead her to adultery, tries to sabotage her efforts. Bintou tackles sexuality, gender relations, and the fraught relationship between tradition and modernity with joyful satire.

Director

Fanta Régina Nacro

Language

French

Country

Burkina Faso, France

Release date

29 January 2001

Ensemble

Cast

• Alima Salouka

  Bintou

• Hyppolite Ouangrawa

  Abel

• Michael Tapsoba

• Madi Tapsoba

• Naomi Bakato

• Salifou Ouedraogo

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  Odilia Yoni

• Joséphine Kaboré

• Adama Ouédraogo

• Flore Nacro

• Abdoulaye Komboudri

• Delphine Kyelem