Moolaadé
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91 out of 100

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7.7 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 19 Ratings

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  • Summary: A rousing polemic directed against the still common African practice of female circumcision. (New Yorker Films)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 26
  3. Negative: 0 out of 26
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    100
    This was for me the best film at Cannes 2004, a story vibrating with urgency and life. It makes a powerful statement and at the same time contains humor, charm and astonishing visual beauty.
  2. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Wilmington
    100
    A beautiful picture with a great heart, a classic-to-be with a common touch.
  3. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    80
    A marvelously entertaining, deeply moving treatment of a highly controversial practice: female genital mutilation.
  4. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Kirk Honeycutt
    60
    As drama the film mostly serves to illustrate the two sides of this crucial social debate in Africa.

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  1. Positive: 7 out of 7
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  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. joomjim4
    10
    A brave piece and considered personally to be an accomplished piece of cinematic achievement from the African film industry. A film that gives out a powerful political message in such a humorous, charming and heroic way that makes it a special one to watch. A perfect morality tale.… Expand
  2. BillF.
    10
    Phenomenal. Humane and insightful.
  3. ryancarroll88
    9
    In a small village in Africa, a woman stands up to tribal traditions by harboring 4 girls in her house who refuse to partake in "purification' - a mandatory ritual for all women to become married. She uses the tribes own superstitions against them by summoning a 'moolaade,' a spirit who will protect the children from the tribals entering her house. Furthermore, the tribe chief's cosmopolitan son is set to marry the same woman's daughter, only to find out she is a balikoro (unpurified). A foreign street is also there to pass judgment on the whole situation in this fascinating watch.… Expand

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