
The Painter's Nephew
1989-01-01 · 29 min · ★ 6.0
With Moustapha Dao’s second short film “The painter’s Nephew” (1989), he is involved in the adaptation of African tales through the story of young Ali whose nights are disturbed by the characters’ tales his grandmother tells him.
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- Moustapha Dao
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- Burkina Faso
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- Released
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