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IdrissaOuedraogo’sYamDaabo(1987),inwhichthechildofapeasantfamilyiskilledinatrafficaccidentinthebigcity,andthesamedirector’sSambaTraoré(1992),isaboutaprodigalsonwhoreturnstothevillageafterhavingcommittedarmedrobberyinthecapital.Themoviecombinestheconflictsbetweentraditionandchangeandthecityversusthevillageintothelifeofasinglecharacter.Thequalityoflifeinthecityisdemonstratedintherapidviolentimagesthatopenthefilm.<br/> Itisworthnoting,however,thatusuallythefilmsdonotsetuptraditionandmodernityastwoirreconcilablepolesofanabstractdichotomy.Rather,thesubjectisdepictedasalivedrealityinacountrywhoseurbancentersformanintegralpartofglobalmodernity,whereasthevastruralareasstilllargelyadheretotradition.
