Yaaba

Yaaba

90 mins | Drama, Family | Sept. 14, 1989

A small African village. The story focuses on Bila, a ten year old boy who befriends an old woman, Sana. Everybody calls her 'Witch' but Bila himself calls her 'Yaaba' (grandmother). When Bila's cousin Nopoko gets sick it is Sana's medicine that saves her.

Yaaba

90 mins | Drama, Family | Sept. 14, 1989

Yaaba
A small African village. The story focuses on Bila, a ten year old boy who befriends an old woman, Sana. Everybody calls her 'Witch' but Bila himself calls her 'Yaaba' (grandmother). When Bila's cousin Nopoko gets sick it is Sana's medicine that saves her.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Thelma Film, Les Films de l'Avenir, Arcadia Films
Original title Yaaba
Directors Paul Zoumbara, Ismaël Ouédraogo, Idrissa Ouedraogo
Writers Idrissa Ouedraogo

Cast

Fatimata Sanga

as Yaaba

Roukietou Barry

as Nopoko

Adama Ouédraogo

as Kougri

Amadé Toure

as Tibo

Adame Sidibe

as Razougou

Kinda Moumouni

as Finse

Assita Ouedraogo

as Koudi

Ousmane Sawadogo

as Taryam

Rasmané Ouédraogo

as Noaga (as Rasmane Ouedraogo)