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Thisfilm,whichhasbeenshowntwiceinFranceontheArtechannelbutis,Ibelieve,notavailableonvideo,isoneofthemostimpressivefilmsfromoneofthefrancophonicworld'sgreatestdirectors.BeginninginSouthAfricaundertheapartheidregime,itfollowsayounggirlwhofleesthecountryafteraviolentconfrontationwithalocalwhitelandownerinwhichherfatheriskilled.ShesettlesinAbidjan,where,tenyearslater,shehasbecomeauniversitystudent.Aspartofherstudies,shevisitstheTauregtribeontheedgeoftheSaharabeforeatlastreturningtopost-ApartheidSouthAfrica.Thisisavastlyambitiousfilm,attemptingasitdoestodealwithanumberofculturesandcountriesofcontemporaryAfrica,eachwithitsownhistory,language,andpoliticalandsocialconflicts.Atitscenteraretwoimmenselyimpressiveperformancesbytheactresseswhoplaytheheroine,firstasayounggirl,andlaterasanadult.Thusitmanagestobeatonceanintimateportraitofayoungwoman,andavastfrescoofmuchofacontinent.
