The Man Who Stopped the Desert Filming Locations
Where was The Man Who Stopped the Desert filmed? The Man Who Stopped the Desert was filmed in 2 locations across Burkina Faso and United States in the following places:
The Man Who Stopped the Desert Filming Locations
Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa. It covers an area of 274,223 km², bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Ivory Coast to the southwest. As of 2021, the country had an estimated population of 20,321,378.
Washington, DC, the U.S. capital, is a compact city on the Potomac River, bordering the states of Maryland and Virginia. It’s defined by imposing neoclassical monuments and buildings – including the iconic ones that house the federal government’s 3 branches: the Capitol, White House and Supreme Court. It's also home to iconic museums and performing-arts venues such as the Kennedy Center.
The Man Who Stopped the Desert (2010)
Yacouba Sawadogo, an illiterate farmer from Burkina Faso has transformed the lives of thousands of people across West Africa. Over cinematic reconstruction Sawadogo tells his incredible story of his battle with nature and man.