Night of Truth

2004 Burkinabé film by Fanta Régina Nacro
  • September 16, 2004 (2004-09-16) (Toronto International Film Festival)
  • July 6, 2006 (2006-07-06) (France)
Running time
100 minutesCountriesBurkina Faso
FranceLanguagesDioula
French

Night of Truth (French: La nuit de la vérité) is a 2004 French/Burkinabe film, the first full-length film by director Fanta Régina Nacro. Set in a fictional West-African country, this film tells the story of the night of reconciliation between two ethnic groups, the Nayak and the Bonandés. After ten years of war and much bloodshed, Théo, leader of the Bonandés, invites the Nayak president to come and make peace. However, things do not go as smoothly as planned. The film is in French and Dioula.

  • Night of Truth at IMDb
  • Night of Truth on africine.org


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