Keita! L'héritage du griot

Oct 29 1997 N/A 1h 34m
Drama, Fantasy

It is an ordinary afternoon for young Mabo Keïta, at home, in Burkina Faso (West Africa). While his parents are taking a nap, he reads a schoolbook on the front porch when a stranger - an elderly man carrying his own hammock - appears for an unexpected visit. It turns out that the old man is a griot, a West African musician/entertainer whose performances include tribal histories and genealogies. The position of a griot is a time-honored one and passed down from father to son for many generations.

Plot

A storyteller named Djeliba comes to the town of a young boy named Mabo with promises that he will reveal the origin of the boy's ancestry.

Written by

Dani Kouyaté

Directed by

Dani Kouyaté

Cast

Seydou Boro, Hamed Dicko, Abdoulaye Komboudri

Crew

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Production Countries

Burkina Faso, France

Production Companies

Sahélis Productions, Afix Productions, Les Productions de la Lanterne

Languages

Français

Awards

3 wins

Scores
# of Votes
190
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA