Mother of the Dunes

Name: Mother of the Dunes
Genre: Drama
Released: 1997
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 6.5

1997 · 90 min

Drama

★ 6.5

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Director Abdoulaye Ascofare's drama follows Zamiatou (Aminata Ousmane), a mother who struggles to support her family in the wake of her husband's unjust incarceration. Life is already difficult in the desolate desert of Mali in Africa, but when her husband returns from prison a mentally and physically reduced man, Zamiatou will do anything to keep her two sons and daughter alive.

Crew

Director Abdoulaye Ascofare
Writer Abdoulaye Ascofare
Director of Photography Giorgos Arvanitis

Cast

A
Aminata Ousmane
Zamiatou, la mère
B
Balla Moussa Keita
Le père
S
Safiatou Mahamane
La fille
O
Oumar Mbarek
Fils 1
H
Hamel Mbarek
Fils 2
A
Amina Keita

Crew

Director — Abdoulaye Ascofare
Writer — Abdoulaye Ascofare
Director of Photography — Giorgos Arvanitis

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