Gaston Kaboré’s movie «Zan Boko explores the conflict between tradition and modernity with a family in a rural contexr. It has been for long time a central theme in many African films. Kaboré tells the poignant story of a village family swept up in the current tide of urbanization. In doing so, «Zan Boko» expertly reveals the transformation of an agrarian, subsistence society into an industrialized commodity economy.
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| Original Title | Zan Boko | ||||||||
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| German Title | Zan Boko | ||||||||
| French Title | Zan Boko | ||||||||
| Other Titles | Zan Boko | ||||||||
| Directed by | Gaston Kaboré | ||||||||
| Country | Burkina Faso | ||||||||
| Available Formats | 35mm | ||||||||
| Screenplay | Gaston Kaboré | ||||||||
| Film Editing | Andrée Davanture, Marie-Jeanne Kanyala | ||||||||
| Soundtrack | Henri Guédon | ||||||||
| Cinematography | Sekou Ouedraogo | ||||||||
| Sound | Joanny N. Traoré | ||||||||
| Production | Gaston Kaboré | ||||||||
| Runtime | 98 Min. | ||||||||
| Language | More/d/f | ||||||||
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