Heads up, Vancouverites — I have just received word that Ousmane Sembene’s Moolaadé will open at the Park Theatre on August 19. The film concerns female circumcision and the relationship between Islam, African custom, and modernity in Senegal, and I blogged it here four months ago when it premiered at the Pacific Cinematheque as part of their DiverCiné series. And FWIW, now that it’s getting a proper theatrical release in Vancouver, it’s a contender for my end-of-the-year top-ten list, which ordinarily doesn’t include films that screen just once or twice at festivals and the like.
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