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Burkina Faso, France · 1993
1h 35m
Director S. Pierre Yameogo
Starring Sylvain Minonugou, Sylvie Yameogo, Alassane Dakissaga, Abdoulaye Komboudri
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A woman with an unplanned pregnancy won't identify the child's father, so her parents throw her out. She leaves the baby in a field where another family finds him. The head of the household seeks counsel from the police, a priest, and the chief, none of whom help, so he takes responsibility for the baby.
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New York Times by Stephen Holden
"Wendemi" would be a much more gripping film if it had a strong title performance. But Mr. Minoungou radiates little energy or expression. In the one scene, in which he required to weep, the two or three tears that drip down his cheeks seem to have been applied. The best performance is Mr. Komboudri's Son of the Man, a smug, cocky manipulator whose jocularity can turn instantly to hysteria and sadistic violence.
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