The Heart's Cry (1995)

Release Date:	1995, April 5
Directors:	Idrissa Ouedraogo
Countries:	Burkina Faso, France
Cast:	Félicité Wouassi, Richard Bohringer, Clémentine Célarié, Alex Descas, Jean-Yves Gautier, Saïd Diarra

Overview:

This drama focuses upon the psychological adjustment problems of a young boy whose family moves him from Africa to Paris, France. Moctar, a boy whose first 11 years were spent in a small village in Mali, is having difficulty adjusting to his new life in Paris. After several years in Paris, Moctar suddenly sees a terrible hyena in the street. When Moctar tries to explain his vision, he becomes the laughingstock of his peers and a patient for the school psychologist. No one believes Moctar, not even his parents, until he is befriended by Paulo who helps Moctar understand.