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Ousmane Sembene deftly tackles a squeamish subject with his topical film, Moolaade.
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Showdown on the (Global) Village Squarenew
The Cannes Film Festival smash hit Moolaadé is about female genital mutilation, a stupid, wicked custom practiced in most African nations, but it's not really an issue film. If you shy away from seeing it because you expect to be bored or lectured to, you're a fool. And don't fear, as I did, that the grisly subject will prove too upsetting to witness—legendary Senegalese director Ousmane Sembene skillfully conveys the horror without visual overkill.
Seattle Weekly |
Tim Appelo |
02-16-2005 |
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It Could Be Science FIction, But It's Based in Realitynew
Moolaadé is an impassioned treatise, not only against the mutilation of women, but also against the power structures of village life, where men are revered as gods and women are little more than livestock.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
02-03-2005 |
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Father of African Cinema Produces a Beautiful Polemicnew
The 81-year-old Senagelese director's film about girls fleeing ritual circumcision has a moral center that is painfully clear. It also expresses each character's humanity.
