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7.1·1968·92 min·wo·Directed by Ousmane Sembène
ComedyDrama
Synopsis
A money order from a relative in Paris throws the life of a Senegalese family man out of order. He deals with corruption, greed, problematic family members, the locals and the changing from his traditional way of living to a more modern one.
Main Cast
Makhouredia Gueye
Ibrahim Dieng
Younousse Sèye
Méty the First Wife
Isseu Niang
Aram the Second Wife
Mustapha Ture
M'barka the Shopkeeper
Mouss Diouf
Abdu the Nephew
Christoph Colomb
Water Seller
Farba Sarr
Mbaye Sarr the Business Agent
Serigne N'Diayes
Iman
Thérèse Bas
Dieng's Sister
Mamadou Cisoko
Madiagne Diagne the 2nd Neighbor (uncredited)
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Zoran81Critique★8/10Jul 6, 2025
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Obione_TdGVIP★8/10Apr 22, 2023
Good film, it seems a Kiarostami in Senegal, and I guess the similarities are in part due to some sort of Muslim mentality, in the good and in the bad. Really harsh to show the human misery in the post-colonial Senegal.
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