Tilai
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Idrissa Ouedraogo
Salif Ouedraogo
Roukietou Barry
Boureima Warma
Fati Ouedraogo
Moumoni Selinga
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
In this tale of forbidden love, honor, and revenge, a young man begins a secret affair with his ex-fiancee, who is now his father's wife. The relationship is deemed incestuous by the village, so the young lovers flee, in hopes of living outside the reach of "tilai"--the law.
Director
Idrissa Ouedraogo
Cast
Salif Ouedraogo
Roukietou Barry
Boureima Warma
Fati Ouedraogo
Moumoni Selinga
Noufou Ouedraogo
Seydou Ouedraogo
Amade Ganame
Abdullah Ibrahim
Issaka Porgo
Sibidou Sidide
Ina Cisse
Rasmane Ouedraogo
Mamadou Ganame
Kogre Warma
Mariam Ouedraogo
Azeta Porgo
Adama Sidibe
Amidou Ouedraogo
Assane Ouedraogo
Moumouni Ouedraogo
Madi Derme
Daouda Porgo
Mariam Barry
Crew
Vincent Arnardi
Luc Barnier
Laurent Baude
Marc Bruderer
Olivier Burgaud
Pierre-laurent Chenieux
Alix Comte
Mimi Dashefsky
Mimi Dashefsky
Agathe Devaux-charbonnel
Kibli Dembawelle Diallo
Amade Ganame
Dominique Hennequin
Billy Higgins
Abdullah Ibrahim
Abdullah Ibrahim
Abdullah Ibrahim
Michel Kochendler
Beatrice Korc
Nathalie Lampre
Francois Lepeuple
Jerome Levy
Eric Malcoste
Anne Manigand
Annie Manigand
Annie Marciniak
Annie Marciniak
Patrick Mercardo
Jean-claude Meyniel
Elsa Monseigny
Eric Monseigny
Jean Monsigny
Eric Mounie
Abel Naba
Idrissa Ouedraogo
Idrissa Ouedraogo
Marcel Ouedraogo
Angelo Pastore
Christoph Ruckstuhl
Emmanuel Sanon
Innocent Sawadogo
Karim Sawadogo
Mahamadi Sawadogo
Gregoire Simpore
Kisito Toe
Issa Traore
Pierre Tucat
Silvia Voser
David C. Williams
Antoine Youngbare
Eric Zaouali
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall November 16, 1990
Released in United States June 22, 1991
Released in United States on Video October 24, 1995
Released in United States 1990
Released in United States June 1990
Released in United States August 1990
Released in United States September 1990
Released in United States November 1990
Released in United States January 1991
Released in United States April 1994
Released in United States June 1995
Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (out of competition) August 23 - September 3, 1990.
Shown at Melbourne Film Festival June 8-23, 1990.
Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival August 11-26, 1990.
Shown at New York Film Festival September 24 & 25, 1990.
Shown at Toronto Festival of Festivals September 6-15, 1990.
Shown at London Film Festival November 8-25, 1990.
Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival January 8-13, 1991.
Shown at "2nd New York African Film Festival" April 8-24, 1994.
Received the Special Jury Prize at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival.
Released in United States Fall November 16, 1990
Released in United States June 22, 1991 (Nuart; Los Angeles)
Released in United States on Video October 24, 1995
Released in United States 1990 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (out of competition) August 23 - September 3, 1990.)
Released in United States June 1990 (Shown at Melbourne Film Festival June 8-23, 1990.)
Released in United States August 1990 (Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival August 11-26, 1990.)
Released in United States September 1990 (Shown at New York Film Festival September 24 & 25, 1990.)
Released in United States September 1990 (Shown at Toronto Festival of Festivals September 6-15, 1990.)
Released in United States November 1990 (Shown at London Film Festival November 8-25, 1990.)
Released in United States January 1991 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival January 8-13, 1991.)
Released in United States April 1994 (Shown at "2nd New York African Film Festival" April 8-24, 1994.)
Released in United States June 1995 (Shown in New York City (Schomberg Center) as part of program "African Film Festival" June 8-10, 1995.)
