Yaaba is a 1989 Burkinabé drama film written, produced, and directed by Idrissa Ouedraogo, "one of the best known films from francophone sub-Saharan Africa". It won the Sakura Gold prize at the 1989 Tokyo Film Festival. The film was selected as the Burkinabé entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 62nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

Yaaba (1989)
Directed by Idrissa Ouedraogo
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Movie Info
Themes
Tags
Africa, Boy, Coming Of Age/Teen
Attributes
Narrative Location: Burkina Faso
Alternate Titles
Babcia
PL
Grandmother
, US
Nonna
IT
Yaaba
BF, DK, FI, FR, ES, CH
Yaaba - Avòzinha
PT
Yaaba - Großmutter
DE
Бабушка
, RU