Yaaba


1h 30m 1989

Brief Synopsis

A young boy befriends an old woman who has been rejected by their village.

Film Details

Also Known As
Grandmother
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1989
Production Company
Centre National Du Cinema; Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (Zdf)
Distribution Company
Alta Films; Christa Saredi World Sales; Cinelibre; Cinemien; New Yorker Films; New Yorker Films; Pandora Films; Swedish Film Institute
Location
Burkina Faso

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

Synopsis

A young boy befriends an old woman who has been rejected by their village.

Film Details

Also Known As
Grandmother
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1989
Production Company
Centre National Du Cinema; Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (Zdf)
Distribution Company
Alta Films; Christa Saredi World Sales; Cinelibre; Cinemien; New Yorker Films; New Yorker Films; Pandora Films; Swedish Film Institute
Location
Burkina Faso

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of the International Critics' Award at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival.

Released in United States 1989

Released in United States 1991

Released in United States August 1989

Released in United States December 3, 1990

Released in United States Fall October 6, 1989

Released in United States January 1990

Released in United States June 1989

Released in United States June 1990

Released in United States March 1989

Released in United States May 1989

Released in United States May 25, 1990

Released in United States November 1989

Released in United States October 1989

Released in United States October 3, 1989

Released in United States on Video November 16, 1999

Released in United States September 1989

Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Directors Fortnight) May 12, 13, 14 & 21, 1989.

Shown at Edinburgh Festival August 12-27, 1989.

Shown at Festival of Pan-African Cinema (FESPACO) March 1989.

Shown at International Film Festival of India in Calcutta January 10-20, 1990.

Shown at Locarno Film Festival August 3-13, 1989.

Shown at London Film Festival November 10-26, 1989.

Shown at Melbourne Film Festival June 8-23, 1990.

Shown at Midnight Sun Film Festival in Finland June 14-18, 1989.

Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (Cinema of Today & Tomorrow) August 24 - September 4, 1989.

Shown at New South Wales and Queensland as part of The Traveling Film Festival 1991, an offshoot of the Sydney Film Festival.

Shown at New York Film Festival October 4 & 5, 1989.

Shown at Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley CA December 3, 1990.

Shown at Sydney Film Festival June 8-22, 1990.

Shown at Tokyo International Film Festival (Young Cinema) September 29 - October 8, 1989.

Released in United States 1989 (Shown at Tokyo International Film Festival (Young Cinema) September 29 - October 8, 1989.)

Released in United States 1991 (Shown at New South Wales and Queensland as part of The Traveling Film Festival 1991, an offshoot of the Sydney Film Festival.)

Released in United States January 1990 (Shown at International Film Festival of India in Calcutta January 10-20, 1990.)

Released in United States March 1989 (Shown at Festival of Pan-African Cinema (FESPACO) March 1989.)

Released in United States May 1989 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Directors Fortnight) May 12, 13, 14 & 21, 1989.)

Released in United States May 25, 1990 (Los Angeles)

Released in United States June 1989 (Shown at Midnight Sun Film Festival in Finland June 14-18, 1989.)

Shown at Toronto Festival of Festivals September 14 & 16, 1989.

Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival October 3, 1989.

Released in United States 1989 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (Cinema of Today & Tomorrow) August 24 - September 4, 1989.)

Released in United States June 1990 (Shown at Melbourne Film Festival June 8-23, 1990.)

Released in United States June 1990 (Shown at Sydney Film Festival June 8-22, 1990.)

Released in United States August 1989 (Shown at Edinburgh Festival August 12-27, 1989.)

Released in United States August 1989 (Shown at Locarno Film Festival August 3-13, 1989.)

Released in United States September 1989 (Shown at Toronto Festival of Festivals September 14 & 16, 1989.)

Released in United States October 1989 (Shown at New York Film Festival October 4 & 5, 1989.)

Released in United States October 3, 1989 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival October 3, 1989.)

Released in United States Fall October 6, 1989

Released in United States November 1989 (Shown at London Film Festival November 10-26, 1989.)

Released in United States on Video November 16, 1999

Released in United States December 3, 1990 (Shown at Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley CA December 3, 1990.)