Dancing in the Dust or Ball in the Dust (original title Bal Poussière) is a 1988 Ivorian

Côte d'Ivoire

The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa. It has an area of , and borders the countries Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern boundary is along the Gulf of Guinea. The country's population was 15,366,672 in 1998 and was estimated to be...

 film dealing with themes of polygyny

Polygyny

Polygyny is a form of marriage in which a man has two or more wives at the same time. In countries where the practice is illegal, the man is referred to as a bigamist or a polygamist...

 by Henri Duparc

Henri Duparc (director)

Henri Duparc was an Ivorian film director and writer. He produced and wrote the 2004 film Caramel.-Filmography:* 1969 : Mouna, le rêve d'un artiste...

 with actors (Bamba Bakary

Bamba Bakary

Bamba Bakary is an actor from Côte d'Ivoire. He is also a comedian and national television presenter in his country.Former steward for Air Afrique, Bamba Bakary became an ambassador for the prevention of AIDS for Africans, including in his role as Moussa, in Moussa le taximan...

, Hanny Tchelly, Naky Sy Savanne, Thérèse Taba, and Anne Kabou.

Synopsis

Demi-Dieu (Demigod) is a wealthy farmer and village head with five wives. When he decides to marry a sixth, young Binta, to have one for each day of the week (apart from Sunday

Sunday

Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday. For most Christians, Sunday is observed as a day for worship of God and rest, due to the belief that it is Lord's Day, the day of Christ's resurrection....

, the day of rest), his five wives become discontent. Binta, a modern, self-confident woman, doesn't want to be kept in line. Soon there is conflict with her husband as well as with the other five wives, creating comic relief.