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Jeonju International Film Festival

The Birthday

2008 12 min French
Wubly rating 5.6 IMDb rating 4.1

The beautiful Awa, from a poor background, decides to marry for money rather than love and ends up with the much older Karim. While married, she continues to love the much younger Bouba. On the happy occasion of Awa’s birthday, a macabre plan is to be set in motion.

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Idrissa Ouedraogo Director · Bède M. Ganafé Mofédog-na Writer

First release December 31, 2008 · Produced in Burkina Faso, South Korea · Original title L'anniversaire

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Jeonju International Film Festival

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Burkina Faso · South Korea

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Original title

L'anniversaire

Original language

French

Spoken on screen

French

Release dates

South Korea · December 31, 2008

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