
The Making of Yaaba
1989, French. Directed by Djibril Diop Mambéty.
Djibril Diop Mambéty followed and filmed the shooting of Yaaba, Idrissa Ouédraogo's second feature film. A documentary full of humorous anecdotes regarding the dangers of shooting in Burkina Faso.
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- 0h 34m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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- Released
- 2 January 1989
- Original title
- Parlons grand-mère
- Country
- Senegal
- Written by
- Djibril Diop Mambéty
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Who directed The Making of Yaaba?
The Making of Yaaba (1989) was directed by Djibril Diop Mambéty and stars Idrissa Ouedraogo.