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Samba Traoré is a film of genre Drama directed by Idrissa Ouédraogo released in USA on 6 january 1995 with Bakary Sangaré
Samba Traoré (1993)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 6 january 1995
Length 1h25
Directed by Idrissa Ouédraogo
Genres Drama
Themes Films set in Africa
Rating68%
Samba Traoré (1993) is a Burkinabé drama film directed by Idrissa Ouedraogo. It was entered into the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear.
^ "Berlinale: 1993 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2011-06-05.
Synopsis
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?Actors
Bakary Sangaré
(Samba Traoré)
Mariam Kaba
(Saratou)
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