The Law

The Law (Tilaï )
Idrissa Ouedraogo, Burkina Faso, 1990, Color, 81’

In the vast waste land called Sahel, a man returns to his village after an extended absence. When this passenger called Saga reaches there, the messenger blows his horn joyfully in order to announce his arrival, but he cannot find the joy he expects at home. His beloved for whom he made all sacrifices was apparently unable to wait for him, and still worse, she has married to his own father. Saga cannot refrain himself. So everybody has to react and adopt an attitude. Bloodshed and hatred swallowing all the family ensue complicated emotional relationships. Ouedraogo is a prominent author of the African film works widely screened in Europe.