Le loup d'or de Balolé

The death of a Burkinabé family’s patriarch and the division of his estate unearths conflict between his heirs and larger questions about inheritance, belonging and the communal customs of West Africa versus Westernized courts.

In Burkina Faso, against the backdrop of advancing jihadist forces, Natie, a troubled teenager, discovers that her grandmother married a man she did not love. In her quest to mend her grandmother’s shattered destiny, Natie hopes to find herself as well. But will she succeed in achieving her own emancipation?