Binta is the name of a girl who is living in an African region. she goes to school like others and she loves going there because there are lots for her to learn. but Soda, Binta's cousin, cannot go to school because her father thinks that girls should not go to school because they should stay at their home and do the housework. Soda really wants to go to school and learn many things. and there was a story of a woman who is always cheated by buyers of her fruits because she never went to school and so she cant calculate. this was an example that shows us how important it is to go to school.
one day, Binta and the classmates did a play saying that girls can become doctors, teachers, any other kinds of workers in their society. Soda's father was there to see the play, and everyone, both who acted in the play and who were listening to them as the audience, said to Soda's father "Let her go to school!" repeatedly. and that made him change his mind.
most important thing in this story was what was the great idea after all.
the idea was told by Binta's father to the governor of the region. his idea was that African families adopt tubab (Europian/white) children and teach them how to live with others by helping each other.
this movie included many important things that i was very surprised at. the great idea was so much a great one and i'd never imagined this kind of idea at all. the idea was completely opposite from what we usually think, but it tells us an important thing.
the movie also included many parts that show us the real situation of African society so it was very interesting for me.
