Yes, very. More sad than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Law end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Law easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Law

Name: The Law
Genre: Romance, Drama
Released: 1990
Duration: 81 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Rasmané Ouédraogo, Ina Cissé, Roukietou Barry, Assane Ouedraogo, Sibidou Sidibe

Directed by Idrissa Ouedraogo

Produced by Waca Films, BBC

199081 min6.6 / 10

A melancholic drama of forbidden love and tribal transgression, exploring desire against cultural law and family obligation.

Saga returns to his village after an extended absence to discover that his father has taken Nogma, Saga's promised bride, for himself. Still in love with each other, the two begin an affair, although it would be considered incestuous.

Clusters

Toxic Romance Movies Forbidden Love Story Historical Forbidden Romance Native American & Frontier Life Middle East and Africa

Genres

Romance Drama

Keywords

Africa Tribal

Questions people ask

Is The Law sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Does The Law end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is The Law scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.
Is The Law easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is The Law violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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