His next film "Tilaï" ("A Question of Honour") won the Grand Prix at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival. Centered around a moment of change in the Mòoré culture, where the lives of the children of a family are torn apart by the unwavering adherence to tradition in a rapidly transforming modern world. The success of both "Yam Daabo" and "Tilaï" placed pressure on Ouédraogo to produce another international success, and his next film "Karim and Sala" was rushed to be shown at the 12th Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) and was not well received and suffered from poor distribution. "Samba Traoré" (1993), returns to the themes of rural versus city life, tradition against change and was well received, being nominated for the Silver Bear at the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival. Ouédraogo followed "Samba Traoré" with "The Heart's Cry" ("Le Cri du cœur"; 1994), "Kini and Adams" (1997), "Anger of the Gods" ("La Colère des dieux"; 2003) and "Kato Kato" (2006).