Fire!
Film poster
Directed byAdama Drabo
Written byAdama Drabo
StarringDjeneba Diawara
CinematographyLionel Cousin
Edited byRose Evans
Release date
10 February 1991
Running time
100 minutes
CountryMali
LanguageBambara

Fire! (Bambara: Ta Dona, French: Au feu!) is a 1991 Malian drama film directed by Adama Drabo. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Ta Dona follows the story of Sidy, a Bambara young forest commissioner from the city, in Mali, who tries to stop a bush fires break out in a small village. Sidy has been trained in modern techniques. However, he accepts tradition and starts a journey into the Dogon country to find the seventh canari, an ancient herbal remedy for childbirth, believed to contain healing powers.[2][3]

Through his journey, Sidy discovers that reforestation is the key to the future of his country.

Cast

  • Djeneba Diawara - Koro
  • Mamadou Fomba
  • Balla Moussa Keita - Fakoro (as Balamoussa Keïta)
  • Diarrah Sanogo - Gnedjougou
  • Fily Traoré - Sidy

References

  1. "Festival de Cannes: Fire!". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
  2. "Ta Dona | African Film Festival, Inc". Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  3. "Ta Dona". trigon-film.org. Retrieved 31 August 2021.


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