Before Produits du Sud began, southern Malians tapped the gum-producing trees only for traditional medicines to treat the common cold, sore eyes, or astomachache.
Two weeks after the scan I got stomach pains - it was labour but I didn't realise it - I went to the hospital thinking I just had a really bad stomachache - the last thing I expected was to go into full labour - I didn't know you could go into labour at 24 weeks - I'd never heard of it before.
If this film has it right, the father was one of the most brilliant and persuasive men of his time and a fighter who, among other things, triumphed over the worst stomachache in movie history.