---
title: 'Grandmother (1989)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Idrissa Ouédraogo'
released: '1989-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Burkina Faso'
  - 'France'
  - 'Switzerland'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/grandmother-1989'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098684/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Grandmother (1989)

1989 · Drama · Burkina Faso, France, Switzerland

Original title: Yaaba

## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Idrissa Ouédraogo](https://cinepixo.com/people/idrissa-ouedraogo)
- **Screenplay:** [Idrissa Ouédraogo](https://cinepixo.com/people/idrissa-ouedraogo)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Francis Bebey](https://cinepixo.com/people/francis-bebey)
- **Director of Photography:** [Matthias Kälin](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthias-kalin)
- **Editor:** [Loredana Cristelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/loredana-cristelli)

## Cast

- [Assita Ouedraogo](https://cinepixo.com/people/assita-ouedraogo)
- [Kinda Moumouni](https://cinepixo.com/people/kinda-moumouni)
- [Zenabou Ouedraogo](https://cinepixo.com/people/zenabou-ouedraogo)
- [Noufou Ouédraogo, PhD](https://cinepixo.com/people/noufou-ouedraogo-phd)
- [Fatimata Sanga](https://cinepixo.com/people/fatimata-sanga)
- [Roukietou Barry](https://cinepixo.com/people/roukietou-barry)
- [Sibidou Ouedraogo](https://cinepixo.com/people/sibidou-ouedraogo)
- [Adama Ouédraogo](https://cinepixo.com/people/adama-ouedraogo)
- [Rasmane Ouedraogo](https://cinepixo.com/people/rasmane-ouedraogo)
- [Amadè Toure](https://cinepixo.com/people/amade-toure)

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