Tilaï
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Directed by	Idrissa Ouedraogo
Produced by	Idrissa Ouedraogo Beatrice Korc Silvia Voser
Written by	Idrissa Ouedraogo Elsa Monseigny
Starring	Rasmane Ouedraogo Ina Cisse Roukietou Barry Assane Ouedraogo
Music by	Abdullah Ibrahim David Williams Billy Higgins
Cinematography	Pierre-Laurent Chénieux Jean Monsigny
Editing by	Luc Barnier Michael Klochendler
Distributed by	Les Films De L'Avenir (Burkina Faso) New Yorker Films (United States) Waka Films (Switzerland) Rhea Films (France)
Release date(s)	September 8, 1990 (premiere at TIFF) December 5, 1990 (France)
Running time	81 minutes
Country	Burkina Faso, Switzerland, United Kingdom, France, Germany
Language	Moore

Tilaï ("The Law") is a 1990 award-winning Burkinabé drama film co-written, co-produced, and directed by Idrissa Ouedraogo. It premiered at the 1990 Toronto Film Festival.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Production 3 Cast 4 Awards 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Plot

Saga returns to his village after a long absence, and finds that his father has married Nogma, his fiancee, during his leave. Nogma has become his second wife, and by law, Saga's mother. Saga runs away and builds a straw hut near the village. Still in love, Saga and Nogma begin an affair, with Nogma telling her parents she is going to visit her aunt, then running to Saga's hut. After the affair is discovered, Saga's father decrees that he must die for dishonoring the family. Nogma's father hangs himself from a tree, and Nogma is disowned by her mother at her father's funeral. Saga's brother Kougri is selected to exdecute Saga. He pretends to kill Saga so as to restore the family's honor. Saga and Nogma then run away to another village, and the family falls apart. As Saga and Nogma begin to build a life, Nogma tells Saga that she is pregnant. Meanwhile, Kougri comes to regret his failiure to kill Saga. After Saga's birth mother dies, Saga returns to the village, exposing Kougri's failure to carry out his father's orders. Kourgri's father tells him he is banished. Kourgi then picks up Saga's rifle and shoots him for having brought ruin to the family and his own life. He then walks off into exile and probable death.

[edit] Production

The film was shot with Moviecam 35mm film cameras. Filming took place in and near the villages of Koumbri and Komsilga. The film was edited by Luc Barnier and Michael Klochendler. The film's music was composed by South African artist Abdullah Ibrahim, and American artists David Williams and Billy Higgins.

[edit] Cast

• Rasmane Ouedraogo as Saga
• Ina Cissé as Nogma
• Roukietou Barry as Kuilga
• Assane Ouedraogo as Kougri
• Sibidou Sidibe as Poko
• Moumouni Ouedraogo as Tenga
• Mariam Barry as Bore
• Seydou Ouédraogo as Nomenaba
• Mariam Ouedraogo as Koudpoko
• Daouda Porgo as Porgo
• Kogre Warma as Maiga
• Mamadou Ganame as Ganame
• Azeta Porgo as Azeta
• Noufou Ouédraogo as The child
• Salif Ouedraogo as The peddler
• Amade Ganame as Villager
• Issaka Porgo as Villager
• Moumouni Selinga as Villager
• Adma Sidibe as Villager
• Boureima Warma as Villager
• Fati Ouedraogo as Villager
• Madi Derme as Cavalier
• Amidou Ouedraogo as Cavalier

[edit] Awards

Tilaï won the Jury Grand Prize at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival^[1] and the Grand Prize at the 1991 Panafrican Film and Television Festival.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Tilaï at the Internet Movie Database
• Tilaï at Allmovie

Awards
Preceded by Cinema Paradiso tied with Trop belle pour toi	Grand Prix du Jury, Cannes 1990 tied with The Sting of Death	Succeeded by La belle noiseuse

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