Mama Africa


This is not one movie, but three short films by three different African directors, being screened back-to-back. The films are ''Close up on Bintou'' by Fanta Regina Nacro of Burkina Faso, ''Raya'' by Zulpha Otto-Sallies from South Africa, and ''Riches'' by Ingrid Sinclair from Zimbabwe. In ''Bintou'', a woman who has been terrorised by her husband learns to become self-sufficient with the aid of a Woman's Support Group. ''Raya'' takes a look at a young Muslim woman recently released from prison, who finds herself still imprisoned by the culture she grew up in. ''Riches'' take a look at life in a traditional village, where there is sexual harassment and rejection, yet lasting friendships too.


78 minutes.
Parental Guidance (Language) .
Drama

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

Sometimes culture is also a prison...
Sometimes culture is also a prison...

Credits

Cast
Alima Salouka Kone, Hyppolite Ouangrawa, Rehane Abrahams, Ayesha Krige, Cyndi Simpson
Director
Fanta Regina Nacro, Zulfah Otto-Sallies, Ingrid Sinclair
ScreenplayFanta Regina Nacro, Zulfah Otto-Sallies, Henrietta Rose-Innes, Brian Tilley
MusicMark Isham
CinematographyKeo Kosal, Michael Snyman, Rob Humphreys
Sound formatsDolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS
Made in2001
Produced byZimMedia, M-Net, Winstar Productions





Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Cape Argus
Gary van Dyk
10
The Star
Tanya Farber
12
Die Burger
Francois Smith
10
Rapport
Barrie Hough
12

Average .. 55%

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