God's Gift (1983)

In pre-colonial times a peddler crossing the savanna discovers a child lying unconscious in the bush. When the boy comes to, he is mute and cannot explain who he is. The peddler leaves him with a family in the nearest village. After a search for his parents, the family adopts him, giving him the name Wend Kuuni (God's Gift) and a loving sister with whom he bonds. Wend Kuuni regains his speech only after witnessing a tragic event that prompts him to reveal his own painful history.

• Release Date: 1983-03-27
• Runtime: 1h 11min
• Production Company: Direction du Cinema Haute Volta
• Production Country: Burkina Faso
• Director: Gaston Kaboré