Moolaadé
Moolaadé

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In an African village this is the day when six 4-9-year-old girls are to be 'cut' (the act of female genital mutilation) All children know that the operation is horrible torture and sometimes lethal, and all adults know that some cut women can only give birth by Caesarean section. Two of the girls have drowned themselves in the well to escape the operation. The four other girls seek "magical protection" (moolaadé) by a woman (Colle) who seven years before refused to have her... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Moolaadé:

Fatoumata Coulibaly
Maimouna Hélène Diarra
Salimata Traoré
Dominique Zeïda
Rasmané Ouédraogo
Joseph Traoré

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In an African village this is the day when six 4-9-year-old girls are to be 'cut' (the act of female genital mutilation) All children know that the operation is horrible torture and sometimes lethal, and all adults know that some cut women can only give birth by Caesarean section. Two of the girls have drowned themselves in the well to escape the operation. The four other girls seek "magical protection" (moolaadé) by a woman (Colle) who seven years before refused to have her daughter circumcised. Moolaadé is indicated by a coloured rope. But no one would dare step over and fetch the children. Moolaadé can only be revoked by Colle herself. Her husband's relatives persuade him to whip her in public into revoking. Opposite groups of women shout to her to revoke or to be steadfast, but no woman interferes. When Colle is at the wedge of fainting, the merchant takes action and stops the maltreatment. Therefore he is hunted out of the village and, when out of sight, murdered.

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PopMatters - 10/10 by Cynthia FuchsMoolaadé imagines progress toward increased equality, across races, genders, nations, and generations.
New York Times - 10/10 by A.O. ScottTo skip Ousmane Sembene's Moolaade would be to miss an opportunity to experience the embracing, affirming, world-changing potential of humanist cinema at its finest.
Chicago Sun-Times - 10/10 by Roger EbertThis was for me the best film at Cannes 2004, a story vibrating with urgency and life. It makes a powerful statement and at the same time contains humor, charm and astonishing visual beauty.
Film Journal International - 10/10 by Maria GarciaSembene's narrative film isn't art as much as it is a cry, the distant ululation of the ancestors, a plea for a return to African-ness and an undivided spirituality.
Boston Globe - 10/10 by Ty BurrIt's worth stressing how deeply pleasurable Moolaad is to watch.
Combustible Celluloid - 10/10 by Jeffrey M. AndersonRather than mounting a soapbox and preaching an earnest, punishing message, Sembene crafts a warm, graceful -- sometimes funny -- story.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - 10/10 by Bob LonginoOne of the strongest films ever to emerge from Africa.
Seattle Weekly - 10/10 by Tim AppeloSembene nails down an entire society in a series of immortally ordinary moments worthy of Satyajit Ray, with the regular-guy (or gal!) heroism of Howard Hawks.
Christian Science Monitor - 10/10 by David SterrittThis sometimes harrowing, often delightful drama stands with his (Sembène) most compassionate, colorful, and artfully filmed works.
Zertinet Movies - 10/10 by Steven SnyderA film made with anger and passion that is in parts infuriating, inspiring and heartbreaking.

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