Hyena
1994 · Movie · 86 min. · Burkina Faso
Moktar lives in Africa with his mother, Saffi. He has never left the village. His father, who left for France a long time ago, finally sends for them. The boy leaves behind his village, his friends and his sick grandfather and enters a strange and hostile world. It is hard for him to adapt, he often has nightmares in which a hyena, the symbol of death, appears. Luckily, he meets Paulo, an outcast who helps him to accept the changes and to control his fears.
Direction Idrissa Ouedraogo
Cast Richard Bohringer · Saïd Diarra · Félicité Wouassi · Alex Descas · Clémentine Célarié · Jean-Yves Gautier · Cheick Doukouré · Adama Ouédraogo
Soundtrack Henri Texier
Screenplay Idrissa Ouedraogo · Jacques Akchoti · Robert Gardner
Cinematography Jean-Paul Meurisse · Jean Monsigny
Original title Le cri du coeur
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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