The surprising return of one of the brightest talents of the 1990s world cinema. Russian premiere as part of the contemporary programme of the Festival of Films Regained.
Woman of Values
- Date:
- 20 Sep 2025,
13:00–14:45
- Age restrictions
- 18+
Mousso fariman
2025, Drissa Touré, Stéphane Mbango
Burkina Faso
105 minutes, Dioula with Russian subtitles
Starring: Idrissa Diabaté, Ramata Dembele, Stéphanie Zongo, Fanta Togmagnon
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On his way back to town from a hunting trip, old Khalifa meets the sneers of the young Jene. But the old man knows how to call on the spirits and will not hesitate to punish the offender so that she becomes his third wife. The other two, who will have to live under the same roof with Jene, can only throw up their hands. Khalifa, too, has yet to find out about the manners and daring of modern girls.
Shot form Woman of Values, 2025
It’s clear that in the decades in between Touré has not lost any of his genius, his storytelling is as crisp as ever.
— Olaf Möller, International Film Festival Rotterdam
Drissa Touré’s first work in 30 years, Woman of Values captures a society torn between modernity and tradition, and demonstrates the director’s rare gift for carving absurdity out of realism. It is a truly African film that refuses to compromise in order to please foreigners.
