The title quite literally shows how I feel about this movie. It is my favorite film of all time, with no doubt, and no movie has EVER come close to it ever since I watched it.
This was my first experience with African cinema, and it caused me to instantly fall in love with the genre. Everything, from the moving storyline, to the authenticity of an African village, to the colors... Everything was impecable. But most importantly: the message. A battle that is still being fought over in 2024, depicted so well in a film that is over 20 years old, when, especially in Africa, this horrible, horrible practice which is genital mutilation was even more common than it is nowadays.
This movie has made a lasting impact in me, and I believe it has for thousands of other people. For the message, for the freedom, for the feminism, for the empowerment. For all of this: thank you, Ousmane Sembene. And most importantly, thank you, Moolaadé.
This was my first experience with African cinema, and it caused me to instantly fall in love with the genre. Everything, from the moving storyline, to the authenticity of an African village, to the colors... Everything was impecable. But most importantly: the message. A battle that is still being fought over in 2024, depicted so well in a film that is over 20 years old, when, especially in Africa, this horrible, horrible practice which is genital mutilation was even more common than it is nowadays.
This movie has made a lasting impact in me, and I believe it has for thousands of other people. For the message, for the freedom, for the feminism, for the empowerment. For all of this: thank you, Ousmane Sembene. And most importantly, thank you, Moolaadé.