A penniless, fast-thinking musician buys a lottery ticket which he glues to his back door Read More »
Tag Archives: Djibril Diop Mambéty
The Little Girl Who Sold the Sun / La petite vendeuse de soleil (1999) Djibril Diop Mambéty, Moussa Baldé, Lissa Balera, Aminata Fall
La petite vendeuse de soleil follows the life of a young girl who moves from her village to Dakar Read More »
Hyènes / Hyenas (1992) Ami Diakhate, Djibril Diop Mambéty, Mansour Diouf, Comedy, Drama
A once-prosperous Senegalese village has been falling further into poverty year by year until the village’s elders are reduced to selling town possessions to pay debts. Read More »
Touki Bouki / Journey of the Hyena (1973) Djibril Diop Mambéty, Magaye Niang, Mareme Niang, Aminata Fall, Drama
Mory, a cowherd who rides a motorcycle mounted with a cow’s skull, and Anta, a university student, have met in Dakar, Senegal’s capital. Read More »