Burkina Faso Movies

After obtaining their Secondary School diplomas, some young people plan to continue their education but are not sure which area to choose.

Burkina Faso, West Africa. October 15, 1987. Automatic gunfire breaks the even night’s silence and kills President Thomas Sankara. Had the...

Karim lives in Brest and works at the local airport. Every two years he returns to Ouagadougou, to be with his family and friends, do some business....

A battle of supremacy between noble and corrupt cowboy groups in the town of Younga. The film is an adoption of typical American Western/cowboy...

At the heart of Africa, a king is poisoned by one of his subjects. An old seer is called to the rescue. Contrary to their expectations, he suggests...

When Djénéba returns from the city where she has been visiting her cousin, she brings her husband, Konaté, a wonderful gift: a...

“La loi de Moïse”, a film by Drissa Touré.

This film tells the story of a 12-year-old boy who is looking for his father. It's been three years since the latter left for the USA and since then,...

In a desert savannah, two children named Kodou and Tano meet the caretaker of a century-old tree that a contractor wants to cut down. Seeking their...

On a Monday morning in Berlin, Rachelle is driving home. Issaka, far away in Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso, writes her a message. Rachelle replies with...

Koudougou and Poko, a young couple, await the birth of their first child. Unfortunately, the pregnancy does not go well for Poko. First, the village...

Congolese living in France for some thirty years, Papa Éric le tendre breathes and inspires good humor. From his danceable, swaying gait, to...

“Abdoulaye Mamani, a militant and trade unionist, journalist, engaged writer, led a lifelong struggle for people’s freedom and the...

Between Ouagadougou, Niamey, Kigali and Dakar, Éléonore Yameogo follows four African directors competing at the 2021 Ouagadougou...

Young people from a village decide to mass-produce drums so they can find a solution to the development issues.

The animated short film tells the story of Yacouba Sawadogo. It evokes the limits of so-called “modern” production systems, which are...

With Moustapha Dao’s second short film “The painter’s Nephew” (1989), he is involved in the adaptation of African tales...