80
Time Out by Eric Hynes
The Law is everything that this season’s lackluster blockbusters are not: a damn good time.
The Law (Tilaï)
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- Switzerland,
- United Kingdom,
- France,
- Burkina Faso,
- Germany
- 1990
- · 81m
Director
Idrissa Ouédraogo
Cast
Rasmané Ouédraogo,
Ina Cissé,
Roukietou Barry,
Assane Ouedraogo,
Sibidou Sidibe,
Moumouni Ouedraogo
Genre
Drama,
Romance
Saga returns home after years to find his father has taken his promised bride for himself. Still in love, the two begin an affair. After being caught, Saga's brother pretends to kill Saga for the family's honor, so Saga and Nogma flee. Then her mother dies. But if they return to pay respects, they risk death.
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75
Boston Globe by Wesley Morris
The opportunity to see what Lollobrigida could do with a crooked smile or a roll of her eyes -- let alone a simple street dress -- is well worth the price of entry.
70
Village Voice by J. Hoberman
A movie of cartoon-like mass formations, singing urchins, and operatic outbursts.
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