''Samba Traoré'' (1993) is a
Burkinabé drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
in the
Mossi language (Mòoré) directed by
Idrissa Ouedraogo Idrissa is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
*Idrissa Adam (born 1984), Cameroonian sprinter
* Idrissa Camara, Guinean-born dancer and choreographer
* Idrissa Camará (born 1992), Bissau-Guinean footballer
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. It was entered into the
43rd Berlin International Film Festival
The 43rd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 11 to 22 February 1993. The Golden Bear was awarded to American-Taiwanese film ''The Wedding Banquet'' directed by Ang Lee and Chinese film '' Xiāng hún nǚ'' directed by Xie Fe ...
where it won the
Silver Bear.
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?
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1993 films
1993 drama films
Films directed by Idrissa Ouedraogo
Films set in Africa
More-language films
French independent films
South African independent films
Burkinabé independent films
Films shot in Burkina Faso
Burkinabé drama films
1993 independent films
South African drama films
1990s French films
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