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FARO, GODDESS OF WATER
Faro, Goddess of Water
international title: Faro, Goddess of Water
original title: Faro, la reine des eaux
country: France, Mali, Canada, Germany, Burkina Faso
year: 2007
genre: fiction
directed by: Salif Traoré
screenplay: Salif Traoré, Olivier Lorelle
cast: Fili Traoré, Djénéba Koné, Sotigui Kouyaté, Michel Mpambara, Hélène M. Diarra
cinematography by: Jean-Pierre Gauthier
film editing: Laure Budin
music: Bassékou Kouyaté
producer: Philippe Quinsac, Daniel Morin, Salif Traoré, Bärbel Mauch
production: Canal Horizons, PAV Communication (FR), Boreal Films (CA), Sarama Films, D.C.N., Bärbel Mauch Film (DE)
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synopsis
Zanga, a child born out of wedlock, is driven out of his village. After many years, he returns to find out who his father is. At the moment of his arrival, something happens that the villagers interpret as the river spirit Faro’s angry reaction to Zanga’s coming.

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