''Fire!'' (, ) is a 1991 Malian
drama film
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directed by
Adama Drabo
Adama Drabo (1948 - July 15, 2009) was a Malian filmmaker and playwright.
Biography
Drabo was in the Malian capital of Bamako, Mali, where he showed an interest in film since his childhood. For ten years, he was a schoolteacher in a Malian vil ...
. It was screened in the
Un Certain Regard
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section at the
1991 Cannes Film Festival
The 44th Cannes Film Festival was held from 9 to 20 May 1991. French-Polish filmmaker Roman Polanski served as jury president for the main competition.
American filmmakers Joel Coen and Ethan Coen won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, ...
.
Ta Dona follows the story of Sidy, a Bambara young forest commissioner from the city, in Mali, who tries to stop a bush fires break out in a small village. Sidy has been trained in modern techniques. However, he accepts tradition and starts a journey into the
Dogon country to find the seventh canari, an ancient herbal remedy for childbirth, believed to contain healing powers.
Through his journey, Sidy discovers that reforestation is the key to the future of his country.
Cast
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Djeneba Diawara - Koro
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Mamadou Fomba
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Balla Moussa Keita
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Places
*Balla (Pieria), an ancient city in Macedonia
*Balla, County Mayo, Ireland
** Balla railway station
* Balla-Bassène, Senegal
* Balla-Djifalone, Senegal
* Balla-Djiring, Senegal
* Balla (Habiganj) railway station, no ...
- Fakoro (as Balamoussa Keïta)
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Diarrah Sanogo - Gnedjougou
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Fily Traoré - Sidy
References
External links
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1991 films
Malian drama films
Bambara-language films
1991 drama films
Films directed by Adama Drabo
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