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Faro, Goddess of the Waters

Faro, la reine des eaux

2007

A young man returns to his Malian village bearing the stigma of his illegitimate birth, and confronts old superstitions and injustice with the aid of the river goddess Faro. A drama steeped in West African myth.

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Part of 10 Essential Films from Mali

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