The Young Girl

The Young Girl
Directed by Souleymane Cissé
Written by Souleymane Cissé
Starring Dounamba Dany Coulibaly
Fanta Diabate
Music by Wandé Kuyaté
Edited by Andrée Davanture
Production
company
Cissé Films
Distributed by trigon-film
Release date
1975
Running time
88 minutes
Country Mali
Language Bambara

The Young Girl is a 1975 Mali film, directed by Souleymane Cissé.

Plot

A young mute woman is raped and becomes pregnant, with disastrous consequences within her family. The film also sketches the social/economic situation in urban Mali in the 1970s, particularly in relation to the treatment of women.

Cast

The Young Girl on IMDb


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