The Young Girl (Den muso) is a 1975 Mali film, directed by Souleymane Cissé.

The Young Girl
Directed bySouleymane Cissé
Written bySouleymane Cissé
Hamadi Jalo
Isa Baba Tarawelle
Produced bySouleymane Cissé
StarringDounamba Dany Coulibaly
Fanta Diabate
CinematographyMariselen Jara
Edited byAndrée Davanture
Music byWandé Kuyaté
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Distributed bytrigon-film
Release date
  • 1975 (1975)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryMali
LanguageBambara

Plot

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A young mute woman is raped and becomes pregnant, with disastrous consequences within her family. The film also sketches the social/economic situation in urban Mali in the 1970s, particularly in relation to the treatment with women.

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The Young Girl at IMDb