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The Heart's Cry

1994 Burkinabé film

The Heart's Cry

Original title	Le Cri du cœur

Directed by	Idrissa Ouedraogo
Written by	Jacques Akchoti Robert Gardner Idrissa Ouedraogo
Starring	Richard Bohringer Saïd Diarra
Cinematography	Jean-Paul Meurisse Jean Monsigny
Edited by	Luc Barnier
Music by	Henri Texier
Release dates	Venice Film Festival: September 1994 France: April 5, 1995
Running time	86 minutes
Countries	Burkina Faso France
Language	French

The Heart's Cry (French: Le Cri du cœur) is a 1994 Burkinabé/French drama film directed by Idrissa Ouedraogo.

Plot

Moctar is a young boy who, although born in France, has grown up in Mali. At the age of eleven, he moves with his family to live in Paris. Moctar struggles to adjust to life in France, and is homesick for Africa. He begins to see visions of a hyena in the street. When he tells people, nobody believes him. He is laughed at by his schoolmates and sent to the school psychologist. He meets a man in the street called Paulo who helps Moctar to understand his visions.^[1]^[2]

Cast

Richard Bohringer as Paulo
Saïd Diarra as Moctar
Félicité Wouassi as Saffi
Alex Descas as Ibrahim Sow
Clémentine Célarié as Deborah
Jean-Yves Gautier as Paul Guerin
Cheik Doukouré as Mamadou
Adama Ouédraogo as Adama
Ginette Fabet as Firmine
Adama Kouyaté as Grandfather
Valérie Gil as Miss Romand
Grégoire Le Du as Olivier

Reception

It won the OCIC Award - Honorable Mention at the 1994 Venice Film Festival.

References

^ Brennan, Sandra. "Le Cri du Coeur > Overview". AllMovie. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
^ Berardinelli, James (1995). "Review: The Cry of the Heart". ReelViews. Retrieved 2008-07-13.