Rabi
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A blacksmith falls off his bicycle when he tries to avoid a tortoise which crosses his path. He brings the animal home to his twelve year old son, Rabi, who becomes so fascinated that he forgets his chores at this father's shop. When the angry smith removes the tortoise, Rabi's grandfather, Pusga, helps Rabi find a larger one to consol the boy. Rabi wants to tame the animal and this new obsession leads him to defy parental authority. Pusga gently opens the boy's eyes to the visible and invisible ways of nature. Rabi starts to understand liberty, responsibility and respect for life. In turn he awakens long buried sentiments in the grandfather.
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Gaston Kaboré Director · Wally Badarou Composer René B. Guirma Composer
First release September 1, 1992 · Produced in Burkina Faso
Production
Cinecom Production
Production
Burkina Faso
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Languages
Original language
Bambara
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Burkina Faso · September 1, 1992
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Brazil
September 2, 1992
France
September 15, 1993
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