SARRAOUNIA – THE WARRIOR QUEEN
Directed by Med Hondo
Mauritania, 1986 , 120 min.
Sunday Retrospective Series
CFAF’s Top 10 African Films
Hailed as the “first great epic film of Black African cinema,” Sarraounia depicts the valiant deeds of Queen Sarraounia, a brilliant strategist and forceful leader of the Aznas in Niger, who resisted French colonial troops at the end of the 19th century. Sarraounia succeeds by using all of her powers and by creating strong alliances among African communities. Winner of the Grand Prize at FESPACO in 1987.
In French with English subtitles.
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Screening Time/Location
Sunday, February 22nd 2015, 12:00pm at the Moriarty Arts and Humanities Building, Room 104
Note: Sunday Retrospective Series
CFAF’s Top 10 African Films
All films are free and open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis.