Moolaadé

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Moolaadé is a 2004 Senegalese drama film by Ousmane Sembène that powerfully critiques female genital mutilation through the story of a village woman who offers protection to young girls seeking refuge.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Senegalese film
film
addressesIssue patriarchy
religious authority
social ostracism
awardReceived FIPRESCI Prize NERFINISHED
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury NERFINISHED
Un Certain Regard – Prize of the Ecumenical Jury NERFINISHED
coProductionCountry Burkina Faso NERFINISHED
Cameroon NERFINISHED
France NERFINISHED
Morocco NERFINISHED
Tunisia NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Senegal NERFINISHED
criticalReception highly acclaimed
depictsPractice female genital cutting
director Ousmane Sembène NERFINISHED
featuresNonProfessionalActors true
filmingLocation Burkina Faso NERFINISHED
genre drama
hasCinematographyBy Dominique Gentil NERFINISHED
hasEditor Andrée Davanture NERFINISHED
hasMusicBy Boncana Maïga NERFINISHED
hasNarrativeDevice magical protection rope
hasProtagonist Collé Ardo Gallo Sy NERFINISHED
hasSetting rural African village
mainTheme female genital mutilation
tradition versus modernity
women's rights
narrativeFocus protection of young girls
originalLanguage French
Jula
portrays collective female resistance
portraysCharacter Amsatou NERFINISHED
Collé Ardo Gallo Sy NERFINISHED
Hadjatou NERFINISHED
Imam
Mercenaire NERFINISHED
premieredAt Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED
producer Ousmane Sembène NERFINISHED
productionCompany Filmi Domireew NERFINISHED
releaseDateFrance 2004-05-19
releaseYear 2004
runtimeMinutes 124
screenwriter Ousmane Sembène NERFINISHED
sectionScreenedAt Un Certain Regard NERFINISHED
titleLanguage Jula NERFINISHED
titleMeaning protection

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Ousmane Sembène notableWork Moolaadé