Faro, Goddess of the Waters
(Faro, la Reine des Eaux)
Dir. Salif Traoré
Mali / France / Burkina Faso / Canada / Germany, 2007, 96 mins
Subtitled
Part of Official Selection
Vue at the Light: Screen 5
14 November • 6.45pm
Vue at the Light: Screen 5
16 November • 2pm
A captivating piece of new African cinema so impressive you'll be speechless by the end, for at least a few hours! An astounding achievement with lush cinematography and a really intriguing premise. Zan, an engineer who never knew who his father was, returns to the village where he was born full of modern ideas about how to improve it. Treated like an outsider because of his 'illegitimacy', the villagers think that Faro, the goddess of the waters is angry at Zan's return and must be appeased...
Screening Details
- Vue at the Light: Screen 5 • 14 November • 6.45pm • £6/£4.50
- Vue at the Light: Screen 5 • 16 November • 2pm • £6/£4.50