Tilai

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Tilai ★★ The Law 1990

When Saga returns to his African village after a long absence, it's to discover that his young fiancee, Nogma, has been forced into marriage with his own father. According to his tribe's code of honor Saga can do nothing but love won't be denied and they begin an affair, which is deemed incestuous by the village. So Saga and Nogma flee, hoping to live out of the reach of tribal law. 81m/C VHS . Rasmane Ouedraogo, Ina Cisse, Roukietou Barry; D: Idrissa Ouedraogo; W: Idrissa Ouedraogo; C: PierreLaurent Chenieux, Jean Monsigny; M: Abdullah Ibrahim. Cannes ‘90: Grand Jury Prize.

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