Saga returns to his village after an extended absence to discover that his father has taken Nogma, Saga's promised bride, for himself. Still in love with each other, the two begin an affair, although it would be considered incestuous.
Direction
Ouedraogo's patient, unblinking observation of human cruelty.
Cinematography
Dusty Sahel light that makes everything feel inevitable.
Director
Idrissa Ouedraogo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ouedraogo was part of the 'African film renaissance' bringing village life to global art houses, rejecting both colonial gaze and poverty tourism.
The 'incest' label is technically false—no blood relation—but the village's rigid kinship codes make it socially real, which is the entire point.
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