Tilai (The Law)

Directed by Idrissa Ouedraogo. Starring Ina Cisse, Rasmane Ouedrago.

REVIEWED By Marjorie Baumgarten, Fri., Nov. 1, 1991

Honor and family ties on the African plains of Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) are explored in this follow-up to the popular Yaaba. In it, a man returns after a two-year absence to find his fiance married to his father and thus, begins a relationship with his new stepmother. Once discovered, his brother must mete out the punishment.

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KEYWORDS FOR THIS FILM

Tilai (The Law), Idrissa Ouedraogo, Ina Cisse, Rasmane Ouedrago

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