Night of Truth

Night of Truth (French: La nuit de la vérité) is a 2004 French/Burkinabe film, the first by director Fanta Régina Nacro. Set in a fictional West-African country, this film tells the story of the night of reconciliation between two ethnic groups, the Nayak and the Bonandés. After ten years of war and much bloodshed, Théo, leader of the Bonandés, invites the Nayak president to come and make peace. However, things do not go as smoothly as planned. The film is in French and Dioula.

Night of Truth
Directed byFanta Régina Nacro
Produced byClaire Lajoumard
Fanta Régina Nacro
Written byMarc Gautron
Fanta Régina Nacro
StarringMoussa Cissé
Adama Ouédraogo
Music bySami Rama
Troupe Naba Yaadega
CinematographyNara Keo Kosal
Edited byAndreé Davanture
Distributed byAcrobates Films
Global Film Initiative
Release date
  • September 16, 2004 (2004-09-16) (Toronto International Film Festival)
  • July 6, 2006 (2006-07-06) (France)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryBurkina Faso
France
LanguageDioula
French


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