Guy Desire Yameogo

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?

The beautiful Awa, from a poor background, decides to marry for money rather than love and ends up with the much older Karim. While married, she continues to love the much younger Bouba. On the happy occasion of Awa’s birthday, a macabre plan is to be set in motion.