The Heart's Cry
1995 · 86 MIN · IMDB 6.2 · 78 VOTES · DIR. Idrissa Ouedraogo
Overview
This drama focuses upon the psychological adjustment problems of a young boy whose family moves him from Africa to Paris, France. Moctar, a boy whose first 11 years were spent in a small village in Mali, is having difficulty adjusting to his new life in Paris. After several years in Paris, Moctar suddenly sees a terrible hyena in the street. When Moctar tries to explain his vision, he becomes the laughingstock of his peers and a patient for the school psychologist. No one believes Moctar, not even his parents, until he is befriended by Paulo who helps Moctar understand.
Dialogue Timeline — 419 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:02 For my father
00:05:51 Don't worry, the aunts and uncles in the village will look after me.
00:10:00 What did they know? I worked hard night and day for all this.
00:13:06 You're telling me. I'll call you when I have news.
00:20:06 Where did you see a hyena? There aren't any.
00:22:18 Mamadou, how are things with you?
00:24:45 That's just the problem: he made it up.
00:27:38 He may never have seen a hyena in Africa.
00:30:52 That's much too long a story. I'll show you a trick. Watch closely.
00:33:59 We'll do what you say.
00:36:41 ...because Father couldn't afford to feed us all.
00:38:48 I need you, too.
00:43:02 Not bad, eh?
00:47:03 Have you seen the hyenas?
00:49:08 I want to go home.
00:52:05 Allright, be unsympathetic...
00:55:00 What can I do with you?
00:56:55 Be more understanding...
00:59:54 Will you give me a baby?
01:04:08 You're the expert...
01:08:01 It knows you're going to stop it.
01:12:39 Never repeat that to anyone, or they're bound to put you in hospital.
01:16:50 I'll never see him again.
01:19:28 You're the greatest!
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed419
Dialogue density4.9 lines / min
First line00:00:02
Final line01:19:28
Production Record
DirectorIdrissa Ouedraogo
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes78