FARO: GODDESS OF WATER

FARO: GODDESS OF WATER (FARO, LA REINE DES EAUX), 2007
France, Burkina Faso, Canada, | 35mm, Color, 96’ | Bambara
Director: Salif Traore
Cast: Sotigui Kouyaté, Baba Kouyaté, Mady Pafadnam, Amadou Banou

The village’s most precious treasure is the river which belongs to Faro, goddess of the waters. Zan, an engineer who returns to his village after completing his studies, tries to convince the tribal elder that building a new dam will bring prosperity to the village. The lives of the fishermen depend on these waters. The villagers believe that an accident in the river which ends with death is caused by Faro’s anger.