Released Date:
1983-03-27
Languages:
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Countries:
Burkina Faso
Runtime:
75 min
IMDB Ratings:
7.1 (129 Reviews)
Director:
Gaston KaborèGenres:
DramaIn pre-colonial times a peddler crossing the savanna discovers a child lying unconscious in the bush. When the boy comes to, he is mute and cannot explain who he is. The peddler leaves him with a family in the nearest village. After a search for his parents, the family adopts him, giving him the name Wend Kuuni (God's Gift) and a loving sister with whom he bonds. Wend Kuuni regains his speech only after witnessing a tragic event that prompts him to reveal his own painful history.
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