Samba Traoré
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{{Infobox film
| name = Samba Traoré
| image =Samba_Traoré_poster.webp
| caption =
| director = Idrissa Ouedraogo
| producer = Idrissa Ouedraogo
| writer = Idrissa Ouedraogo
Santiago Amigorena
Jacques Arhex
| narrator =
| starring =Bakary Sangaré
Mariam Kaba
Abdoulaye Komboudri
| music = Faton Cahen
Wasis Diop
| cinematography = Pierre-Laurent Chénieux
Mathieu Vadepied
| editing = Joëlle Dufour
| distributor =New Yorker Films (U.S.)
| released = {{film date|df=y|1993|9|10}}
| runtime =85 minutes
| country = Burkina Faso
France
South Africa
| language =Mossi
| budget =
}}
Samba Traoré (1993) is a Burkinabé drama film in the Mossi language (Mòoré) directed by Idrissa Ouedraogo. It was entered into the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear.{{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1993/03_preistr_ger_1993/03_Preistraeger_1993.html |title=Berlinale: 1993 Prize Winners |accessdate=2011-06-05 |work=berlinale.de}}
Plot
Two men hold up a gas station in the middle of the night. One of them is killed. The other one, Samba, flees with a suitcase full of money. He returns to his village with his new fortune and starts a new life. He opens a bar, gets married… But he cannot forget what he did. He lives in constant fear of getting caught by the police and his neighbors wonder about his past… Can one forget the murky past and return to a normal life so easily?
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0108031|Samba Traoré}}
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Category:Films directed by Idrissa Ouedraogo
Category:French independent films
Category:South African independent films
Category:Burkinabé independent films
Category:Films shot in Burkina Faso
Category:Burkinabé drama films
Category:1993 independent films
Category:South African drama films
Category:1990s South African films
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