Moolaadé

Name: Moolaadé
Genre: Drama
Released: 2005-03-09
Duration: 2 h 4 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Fatoumata Coulibaly, Maimouna Hélène Diarra, Salimata Traoré, Dominique Zeïda, Mah Compaoré

IMDb ID: tt0416991 · Year: 2005 · Rating: 7.6 (4,344 votes)

Genres: Drama

When a woman shelters a group of girls from suffering female genital mutilation, she starts a conflict that tears her village apart.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesArgentina: Moolaadé (Festival Title)
Brazil: Moolaadé
Germany: Moolaadé
France: Moolaadé
United Kingdom: Moolaadé
United States: Moolaadé
Uruguay: Moolaadé (original subtitled version)
World-wide: Moolaadé (English)
Japan: Haha tachi no Mura
Sweden: Moolaade - Fristaden
Finland: Moolaadé - suojelus
Spain: Moolaadé (Protección)
Serbia: Zaštita
Greece: Μολαντέ
Russia: Убежище
Japan: 母たちの村 (Japanese)
Moolaade - FristadenContent RatingUnratedRelease Date2005-03-09Runtime124 minutesMetascore91IMDb Popularity0User Reviews25Critic Reviews76Countries / RegionsSenegal
Burkina Faso
Morocco
Tunisia
Cameroon
FranceLanguagesBambara
FrenchKeywordsafrica
female genital mutilation
mutilation
torture
f ratedFilming LocationsDierisso, Burkina FasoProduction CompaniesFilmi Domirev
Direction de la Cinematographie Nationale
Centre Cinématographique MarocainIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416991/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0416991.jpgUpdated At2026-06-10T02:35:49

Directors

Ousmane Sembène

Writers

Ousmane Sembène

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Fatoumata Coulibaly | Character: Collé Gallo Ardo Sy
Actor: Maimouna Hélène Diarra | Character: Hadjatou
Actor: Salimata Traoré | Character: Amasatou
Actor: Dominique Zeïda | Character: Mercenaire
Actor: Mah Compaoré | Character: Doyenne des Exciseuses
Actor: Aminata Dao | Character: Alima Bâ
Actor: Rasmané Ouédraogo | Character: Ciré Bathily
Actor: Ousmane Konaté | Character: Amath Bathily
Actor: Bakaramoto Sanogo | Character: Abdou
Actor: Modibo Sangaré | Character: Balla Bathily
Actor: Joseph Traoré | Character: Dugutigi
Actor: Théophile Sowié | Character: Ibrahima
Actor: Habib Dembélé | Character: Sacristain
Actor: Gustave Sorgho | Character: Bakary
Actor: Cheick Oumar Maiga | Character: Kémo Tiékura
Actor: Sory Ibrahima Koïta | Character: Kémo Ansumana
Actor: Aly Sanon | Character: Konaté
Actor: Moussa Sanogo | Character: Konaté fils
Actor: Naky Sy Savane | Character: Sanata
Actor: Stéphanie Nikiema | Character: Mah
Actor: Marie Yameogo | Character: Exciseuse
Actor: Mabintou Baro | Character: Exciseuse
Actor: Tata Konaté | Character: Exciseuse
Actor: Fatoumata Sanogo | Character: Exciseuse
Actor: Madjara Konaté | Character: Exciseuse
Actor: Fatoumata Konaté | Character: Exciseuse
Actor: Fatoumata Sanou | Character: Nafissatou
Actor: Mamissa Sanogo | Character: Oumy
Actor: Mariama Souabo | Character: Jaatu
Actor: Lala Drabo | Character: Saaiba
Actor: Georgette Paré | Character: Niassi
Actor: Assita Soura | Character: Seymabou
Actor: Alimatou Traoré | Character: Binetou
Actor: Edith Nana Kaboré | Character: Ibatou
Actor: Maminata Sanogo | Character: Coumba
Actor: Sanata Sanogo | Character: La Reine mère
Actor: Mafirma Sanogo | Character: Fify

[Directors Group]
Name: Ousmane Sembène | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Ousmane Sembène | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Thierry Lenouvel | Role: Producer
Name: Ousmane Sembène | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Boncana Maïga | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Dominique Gentil | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Abdellatif Raïss | Role: Editor

[Production Design Group]
Name: Joseph Kpobly | Role: Production Designer

[Production Management]
Name: Drissa Aouba | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Clarence Thomas Delgado | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Dominique Zeïda | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Sound Department]
Name: Christian Germain | Role: Sound Department
Name: Denis Guilhem | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jean-Guy Veran | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Sylvain Bardoux | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Sophie Dwernicki | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: John Frazier | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Claire Viroulaud | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416991/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Burkina Faso: February 2003 (Fespaco Festival)
France: May 15, 2004 (Cannes Film Festival)
France: July 1, 2004 (La Rochelle Film Festival)
Belgium: July 9, 2004 (Brussels Cinédécouvertes Film Festival)
United States: September 5, 2004 (Telluride Film Festival)
Canada: September 13, 2004 (Toronto International Film Festival)
France: October 4, 2004 (Paris Quinzaine du Cinéma Francophone)
South Korea: October 11, 2004 (Pusan International Film Festival)
United States: October 13, 2004 (New York Film Festival)
United States: October 15, 2004 (Chicago International Film Festival)
United Kingdom: October 26, 2004 (BFI London Film Festival)
United States: October 29, 2004 (Milwaukee International Film Festival)
France: November 5, 2004 (Amiens International Film Festival)
Greece: November 19, 2004 (Thessaloniki International Film Festival)
Morocco: December 7, 2004 (Marrakech International Film Festival)
Netherlands: January 30, 2005 (International Film Festival Rotterdam)
United States: February 18, 2005 (Gainesville, Florida)
Australia: February 27, 2005 (Adelaide Film Festival)
Austria: March 4, 2005
Serbia: March 5, 2005 (Belgrade Film Festival)
Belgium: March 9, 2005
France: March 9, 2005
Spain: March 11, 2005
Hong Kong: March 31, 2005 (Hong Kong International Film Festival)
Czech Republic: April 1, 2005 (Febio Film Festival)
United States: April 3, 2005 (Wisconsin Film Festival)
Netherlands: April 7, 2005
Argentina: April 13, 2005 (Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema)
United Kingdom: June 3, 2005 (limited)
Finland: June 19, 2005 (Midnight Sun Film Festival)
Poland: July 24, 2005 (ERA New Horizons Film Festival)
Finland: August 5, 2005
Iceland: October 5, 2005 (Reykjavik International Film Festival)
Sweden: October 14, 2005
Philippines: October 25, 2005 (Cinemanila International Film Festival)
Italy: March 8, 2006
Uruguay: April 1, 2006 (Festival Internacional de Cine del Uruguay)
Switzerland: May 10, 2006 (French speaking region)
Germany: May 11, 2006
Japan: June 17, 2006 (Tokyo)
Argentina: January 4, 2007
Uruguay: July 25, 2007
United Kingdom: October 12, 2007 (African Film Focus)
Portugal: September 1, 2020 (IndieLisboa International Film Festival)
Australia: June 16, 2024 (Sydney Film Festival)

Awards

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