Tasuma, The Fighter (2004): 2003. 90 min. Burkina Faso. Director: Kollo Sanou. Feature Film. USD$90-300

In French with English subtitles. Tasuma is a long-retired former colonial soldier for the French who has been waiting all these years for his tiny pension from the French government. Certain that his money will come any day, Tasuma purchases a mill for the women in his village on credit, and becomes a big shot, admired by all. But what to do when the money does not come?