---
title: 'Sarraounia (1986)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Med Hondo'
released: '1986-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 120
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Burkina Faso'
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/sarraounia-1986'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091892/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Sarraounia (1986)

1986 · 120 min · Drama, History · Burkina Faso, France


## Synopsis

Sarraounia is a 1986 historical drama film written and directed by Med Hondo. It is based on a novel of the same name by Nigerien author Abdoulaye Mamani, who co-wrote the screenplay. The novel and film concern the real-life Battle of Lougou between Azna queen Sarraounia and the advancing French Colonial Forces of the Voulet-Chanoine Mission in 1899. Sarraounia was one of the few African tribal leaders that resisted the advances of French expansionists Paul Voulet and Julien Chanoine. The film won the first prize at the Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) and was critically well received.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Med Hondo](https://cinepixo.com/people/med-hondo)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Pierre-Claver Akendengué](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-claver-akendengue)

## Cast

- [Didier Sauvegrain](https://cinepixo.com/people/didier-sauvegrain)
- [Féodor Atkine](https://cinepixo.com/people/feodor-atkine)
- [Luc-Antoine Diquéro](https://cinepixo.com/people/luc-antoine-diquero)
- [Roger Miremont](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-miremont)
- [Jean-Pierre Castaldi](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-pierre-castaldi)
- [Aï Keïta Yara](https://cinepixo.com/people/ai-keita-yara)
- [Jean-Roger Milo](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-roger-milo)

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