Waati
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Waati is a 1995
Malian drama film
directed by Souleymane Cissé
. It was entered into the 1995 Cannes Film Festival
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1995 in film
-Top grossing films:-Events:* March 22 - The Dogme 95 movement is officially announced in Paris by Danish directors Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg.* March 28 - Actress Julia Roberts and singer Lyle Lovett announce their plans for separation....
Malian drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Souleymane Cissé
Souleymane Cissé
-Biography:Raised in a Muslim family, Souleymane Cissé was a passionate cinephile from childhood. He attended secondary school in Dakar, and returned to Mali in 1960 after national independence....
. It was entered into the 1995 Cannes Film Festival
1995 Cannes Film Festival
-Jury:*Jeanne Moreau *Gianni Amelio *Jean-Claude Brialy *Nadine Gordimer *Gaston Kabore *Michele-Ray Gavras *Emilio Garcia Riera *Philippe Rousselot *John Waters...
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Cast
- Sidi Yaya Cissé - Solofa
- Mariame Amerou Mohamed Dicko - Nandi at 6 years
- Balla Moussa KeitaBalla Moussa KeïtaBalla Moussa Keïta was a Malian actor and comedian, and a West African cinema pioneer who was well known in the West . Born in the Ségou Region of Mali, he was originally a radio producer. He later turned to acting and acted in a number of movies by notable Mali directors like Cheick Oumar...
- Teacher - Vusi Kunene
- Martin Le Maitre
- Eric Miyeni - The father
- Nakedi Ribane - The mother
- Adam Rose - Killer Policeman
- Niamanto Sanogo - Rastas' prophet
- Linèo Tsolo - Nandi
- Mary Twala - Grandmother