Samba Traoré

1993 | 85 minutes | 5.6 ★ (7)

Samba Traoré
  • Overview

    Samba (Bakary Sangare) has returned unannounced to his home village, bringing with him a suitcase full of money. Despite his protests that this is money that he earned in the city, the villagers have their doubts. In fact, he held up a gas station and unintentionally killed its attendant, and is in hiding here. Meanwhile, he has married a woman (Mariam Kaba) with a child who left her husband and built a house for her. He is building a bar with his remaining money, but he encounters a situation which makes him believe that he will be exposed to the police, and runs away, leaving a pregnant, very ill wife behind, much to the disgust of the villagers and Samba's own family.

  • Release Date

    03 March 1993

  • DirectingIdrissa Ouedraogo
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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