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Wikipedia article




'The Heart's Cry' is a 1994 Burkinab/French drama film directed by Idrissa Ouedraogo.

Plot



Moctar is a young boy who, although born in France, has grown up in Mali. At the age of eleven, he moves with his family to live in Paris. Moctar struggles to adjust to life in France, and is homesick for Africa. He begins to see visions of a hyena in the street. When he tells people, nobody believes him. He is laughed at by his schoolmates and sent to the school psychologist. He meets a man in the street called Paulo who helps Moctar to understand his visions.

Cast



*Richard Bohringer as Paulo

*Sad Diarra as Moctar

*Flicit Wouassi as Saffi

*Alex Descas as Ibrahim Sow

*Clmentine Clari as Deborah

*Jean-Yves Gautier as Paul Guerin

*Cheik Doukour as Mamadou

*Adama Oudraogo as Adama

*Ginette Fabet as Firmine

*Adama Kouyat as Grandfather

*Valrie Gil as Miss Romand

*Grgoire Le Du as Olivier

Reception



It won the OCIC Award - Honorable Mention at the 1994 Venice Film Festival.

References






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