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Mahmoud Tabrizi-Zadeh Movies

1993  
 
After a battle with her parents during which she refuses to name the father of her child, his mother abandons Wendemi in a field where he is adopted and rescued by kindly older people. They give him the name Wendemi. Later, he is taken from these people and is settled with a family far away from the region. As a grown man (Sylvain Minoungou), he determines to find his mother. He begins his journey in the capital of Burkina Faso, Ougadougo, and through one thing and another comes to discover who his real mother is. By now, she is willing to name the father, and the whole village is shocked to discover that it was the village priest, a particularly hypocritical man. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi

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Starring:
Abdoulaye Komboudri
 
1989  
 
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Director Peter Brook collaborates with writer Jean-Claude CarriƩre for this screen adaptation of the epic, 100,000-stanza Sanskrit poem tracing mankind's quest for universal truth as explored through the ongoing conflict between two warring families - the Pandavas and the Kauravas. Originally a nine-hour stage production, the lengthy play was pared down to just over five hours for the screen. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Starring:
Robert Langton-LloydAntonin Stahly-Vishwanadan, (more)