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Faces of Women

Visages de femmes

1985

Framed by singing, dancing women, two stories explore female desire and independence in the Ivory Coast — a village wife who repays her jealous husband in kind, and a market woman fighting to build her own business. A vibrant, groundbreaking African film.

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Part of 10 Essential Films from Ivory Coast

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