Ladji works hard as a bus driver to get his sister out from prostitution. Read More »
Tag Archives: Senegal
The Price of Forgiveness (2001) Mansour Sora Wade, Hubert Koundé, Rokhaya Niang, Gora Seck
Mythical story about a fishing village on the south coast of Senegal. Read More »
Moolaadé (2004) Ousmane Sembene, Fatoumata Coulibaly, Maimouna Hélène Diarra, Salimata Traoré
When a woman shelters a group of girls from suffering female genital mutilation, she starts a conflict that tears her village apart. Read More »
Guelwaar (1992) Ousmane Sembene, Abou Camara, Marie Augustine Diatta, Yama Diedhiou
Burial of a Christian political activist in a Muslim cemetary forces a conflict imbued with religious fervor. Read More »
Niaye (1964) Ousmane Sembene, Serigne Sow, Astou N’Diaye, Mame Dia
The pregnancy of a young girl scandalizes her community. Read More »
Hissein Habré, une tragédie tchadienne (2016) Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, Hissène Habré
In 2013 former Chadian dictator Hissein Habré’s arrest in Senegal marked the end of a long combat Read More »
Xalé (2022) Moussa Sene Absa
Senegalese filmmaker Moussa Sène Absa boldly inflects contemporary melodrama with traditional Read More »
Félicité (2017) Alain Gomis, Véro Tshanda Beya Mputu, Gaetan Claudia, Papi Mpaka
Filled with pride and a sense of freedom, Félicité is a night singer in a bar in Kinshasa. Read More »
Mossane (1996) Safi Faye, Magou Seck, Isseu Niang, Moustapha Yade
Mossane is a beautiful 14-year-old girl who has just reached marriageable age in a village in Senegal. Read More »
The Camp at Thiaroye (1988) Ousmane Sembene, Thierno Faty Sow, Sidiki Bakaba, Hamed Camara, Philippe Chamelat
In this semi-autobiographical film, black soldiers help to defend France Read More »