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The Choice is a Burkinabè film of genre Drama directed by Idrissa Ouédraogo

The Choice (1987)

Yam Daabo

The Choice
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Length 1h15
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Genres Drama
Rating64% 3.2134653.2134653.2134653.2134653.213465

Yam Daabo is a 1986 Burkinabé film.

Synopsis

The story takes place in Burkina Faso. Poverty grows with each year that passes at Gourga, a village on the borders of the Sahel. The inhabitants must choose: either wait for international assistance to arrive or travel to a richer area of the country. Salam, a peasant, and his family opt for the second solution despite the sacrifices that this entails. They begin a new life and they rediscover what hunger had made them forget: love, joy, hate and violence.

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