Moolaadé

A woman invokes “mooladé,” or magical protection, to shelter girls in her African village from undergoing genital mutilation.

Cast:

Fatoumata Coulibaly
Maimouna Hélène Diarra
Salimata Traoré
Dominique Zeïda
Mah Compaoré
Aminata Dao

Director:
Ousmane Sembene

Producer:
Ousmane Sembene

Written by:
Ousmane Sembene

Box Office:
$214,605 (USA)

Awards:

Cannes Film Festival - Un Certain Regard Award
Cannes Film Festival - Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention

Metacritic Score:
91

Rotten Tomatoes Score:
99%

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