Fire! (Ta Dona) 33 years old

Life in the African country of Mali in the 1990s is vividly highlighted in this mild drama. In the story, a young forest ranger who sees that his work holds the key to the future of his country (through reforestation) is disgusted at the short-sighted, money-grubbing ways of his superiors. He has a much better relationship with local villagers than with his agency's bosses. As the movie opens, the villagers are preparing to hold a hunting ceremony but are not sure whether they will do it the old fashioned way, with a bonfire, or will obey a government decree that open fires are too dangerous. There is a lot of sexual teasing between the villagers, including some harmless horseplay. For instance, when a man whispers another woman's name in his sleep, his wife pours water into his ear in revenge.

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Fire! Cast

Name Character
Balla Moussa Keïta He was 56, 67 years old when he died as Fakoro

Fire! Crew

Name Department
Fire! (33 years)

  • Release day: Sunday, February 10, 1991
  • Runtime: 100 minutes