original Dioula version with English or German subtitles available
Synopsis
Every evening in a popular area of the city of Bobo-Dioulasso in Burkina Faso, Mrs Coda welcomes the children of prostitutes at her home. The young women then stroll through the 'Black', a lively alley in the city center, until daybreak when they come to pick up their babies.
Festivals/Awards
2021 71 Berlin – 51 FORUM 52 Visions du Réel 31 IFFI – Internationales Film Festival Innsbruck
Cast and Crew
Director Moumouni Sanou
Producer Berni Goldblat (Les Films du Djabadjah), Faissol Gnonlonfin (VraiVrai Films), Meike Martens (Blinker Filmproduktion)