
Yelbeedo
1990-01-01 · 80 min · ★ 5.0
On their wedding night, a couple rescue a baby from a garbage bin only to adopt it some years later.
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- Directors
- Abdoulaye D. Sow
- Production companies
- Ministère de l'information et de la culture du Burkina
- Countries
- Burkina Faso, Togo
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Georgette Paré
Gustave SorghoTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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