Moolaadé

About Moolaadé

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

Moolaadé is a 2004 drama film directed by Ousmane Sembène. Its themes are africa, feminism, sexism, and tradition.

Fatoumata Coulibaly appears as Collé Gallo Ardo Sy, Maimouna Hélène Diarra as Hadjatou, Salimata Traoré as Amasatou, and Dominique Zeïda as Mercenaire. At 124 minutes long, it arrived in August 2004.

The screenplay is by Ousmane Sembène.

The Last King of Scotland, The Mask You Live In, and Born in Flames make useful companions to Moolaadé, all filed under polygamy. TMDB voters put it at 7.2 out of 10 across 78 votes.