Nha Fala

Young and beautiful Vita decides to leave her home in West Africa to study in Paris. Before Vita leaves, her mother nervously reminds her of the family curse stating that any female in their lineage who sings will be struck dead. Vita reassures her mother that she will do no such thing and leaves to begin her new life. Shortly after arriving in Paris, however, she meets and falls in love with a young French musician named Pierre, who - in a moment of romantic abandon - convinces Vita to sing. Pierre's astonishment at Vita's obvious talent for music prompts him to convince her to record an album, which she does but almost immediately regrets upon remembering her promise to her mother about the curse. She decides to return home to confess to her mother what she has done.