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Camp de Thiaroye /

After defending France, a group of black soldiers are placed in a transit camp before returning home. As their stay lengthens, tensions rise until a petty dispute turns into full-scale rebellion.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: New Yorker Films, Films Domirev (Firm), Société nouvelle de promotion cinématographique, ENAPROC (Firm), S.A.T.P.E.C. (Firm), New Yorker Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Bakaba, Sidiki, 1949-, Camara, Mohamed, Cisse, Ismaila, Sembène, Ousmane, 1923-2007, Sow, Thierno Faty
Format: Video DVD
Language:Wolof
French
Language Notes:Wolof and French dialogue; optional English subtitles.
Edition:Widescreen.
Subjects:
Soldiers, Black > Senegal > Drama.
Massacres > Senegal > Drama.
France > Colonies > Africa > Administration > Drama.
Thiaroye-sur-Mer (Senegal) > Drama.
Senegal > History > Drama.
Foreign films.
Motion pictures, Algerian.
War films.
Feature films.
Description
Summary:After defending France, a group of black soldiers are placed in a transit camp before returning home. As their stay lengthens, tensions rise until a petty dispute turns into full-scale rebellion.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in Senegal in 1987.
Special features include an interview with Danny Glover.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (152 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD.
Production Credits:Editor, Kahena Attia Riveil ; music, Ismaila Lo ; cinematography, Ismail Lakhdar Hamina.
ISBN:1567304869
9781567304862