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Sarraounia (1986), a historical drama film directed by Mauritanian director, Med Hondo and co-produced by Burkina Faso, Mauritania and France. The film tells the story of the of the Queen of the Aznas’s resistance of the Hausas of West Africa in the face of French colonialism. The film was adapted from the1980 novel of the same name by the Nigerien novelist and poet Abdoulaye Mamani. Shot in Burkina Faso.the film cost $3,000,000, which was raised over seven years by Burkinabé financiers and Hondo's own production company. After being shown in several African countries, the film achieved widespread success and won the First Prize (Étalon de Yennenga) at the 1987 Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO).