Faro: Goddess of the Waters France / Canada / Germany / Mali / Burkina Faso
2007, 95min.
Prod.: Philippe Quinsac, Daniel Morin, Bärbel Mauch, Salif Traoré, Ismaël Oueadrogo, Script: Salif Traoré, Olivier Lorelle, Dir.: Salif Traoré, Dir. of Phot.: Jean-Pierre Gauthier, Compos.: Bassékou Koutaté, Prod. Design: Bakary Ouattara, Sound: Jean-Sébastien Roy, Edit.: Laure Budin.
Cast: Sotigui Kouyate, Fili Traoré, Michel Mpambara, Habib Dembele, Helene M. Diarra.
Zanga, a child born out of wedlock, is driven out of his village. After many years, he returns to find out who his father is. At the moment of his arrival, something happens that the villagers interpret as the river spirit Faro’s angry reaction to Zanga’s coming.
Production Company
Canal Horizons, PAV Communication (FR), Boreal Films (CA), Sarama Films, D.C.N., Bärbel Mauch Film (DE)
| Traore, Salif Salif Traoré
Salif Traoré was born in San, Mali, and studied film and theatre art at the Institut Africain d’Éducation Cinématographique of the University of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso. After making several short films, he directed Sida Lakari, a six-part television series. Faro, la reine des eaux (07) is his first feature film.
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