The Young Girl

The Young Girl is a 1975 Mali film, directed by Souleymane Cissé.

The Young Girl
Directed bySouleymane Cissé
Written bySouleymane Cissé
StarringDounamba Dany Coulibaly
Fanta Diabate
Music byWandé Kuyaté
Edited byAndrée Davanture
Production
company
Cissé Films
Distributed bytrigon-film
Release date
1975
Running time
88 minutes
CountryMali
LanguageBambara

Plot

A young mute woman is raped and becomes pregnant, with disastrous consequences within her family. The film also sketches the social/economic situation in urban Mali in the 1970s, particularly in relation to the treatment with women.

Cast

  • Dounamba Dany Coulibaly
  • Fanta Diabate
  • Omou Diarra
  • Balla Moussa Keita
  • Mamoulou Sanogo
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