Two Malian teenagers, Bah and Batrou, from different backgrounds, meet at secondary school. Bah is the descendent of a great tribal chieftain. Batrous father, a provincial military governor, represents the new ruling power. The two teenagers are part of a generation that rejects the established order and challenges the society in which they live.
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Cast
11 people
Fousseyni Sissoko
Bah
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Goundo Guissé
Batrou
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Balla Moussa Keita
Le Gouverneur Sangaré
Known for
Yeelen
Ismaila Sarr
le grand-père de Bah
Known for
Yeelen
Omou Diarra
La Troisième épouse
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Work
The Young Girl
Ismaila Ciss
Seydou
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Massitan Ballo
La mère de Bah
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Dioncounda Kone
La grand-mère de Bah
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Yacouba Samabaly
La commissaire de police
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Dounamba Dany Coulibaly
La femme Peul
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The Young Girl
Oumou Koné
Souleymane Cissé Director · Étienne Carton de Grammont Cinematographer Andrée Davanture Editor
United States release September 24, 1983 · Produced in Mali · Original title Finye
Production
Les Films Cissé
Production
Mali
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Languages
Original title
Finye
Original language
Bambara
Spoken on screen
Bambara
Release dates
France · May 15, 1982
Premiere · Source: IMDB (Cannes Film Festival)
United States · September 24, 1983
Theatrical
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