Zanga is driven out of his village. After many years, he returns to find out who is father is. At the moment of his arrival, something happens that the villagers interpret as the river spirit Faro's angry reaction to the bastard's coming.
Released
Germany
February 15, 2007
(Berlin International Film Festival)
Burkina Faso
February 24, 2007
(Ouagadougou Panafrican Film and Television Festival)
France
May 21, 2007
(Cannes Film Festival)
Great Britain
August 20, 2007
(Edinburgh International Film Festival)
Canada
September 13, 2007
(Toronto International Film Festival)
United States of America
October 1, 2007
(Chicago International Film Festival)
Sweden
January 26, 2008
(Göteborg International Film Festival)
Belgium
July 9, 2008
The Netherlands
October 6, 2009
(DVD premiere)