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Description
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.
- Series
- Passport Program
- Year
- 1968
- Length
- 92 minutes
- Language
- French, Wolof
- Rating
- UR
- Country
- Senegal
- Director
- Ousmane Sembène
- Producer
- Robert de Nesle
- Writer
- Ousmane Sembène
- Starring
- Makhouredia Gueye, Younousse Sèye, Isseu Niang
- Cinematographer
- Paul Soulignac
- Editor
- Gilbert Kikoïne, Max Saldinger
The Pitch
Every choice in the film is packed with such double meaning. Mandabi poses the question: why are Africans treated as second-class citizens, not just abroad but at home, in their own countries? Its clear-sighted urgency remains undimmed today.
Sight and Sound
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