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Tells the story of an idealistic young politician's rise and fall. Daam, a well-intentioned but vacillating European-trained politician, must choose between two social paradigms exemplified by his two wives. The film offers a view of how modernization, as practiced in today's Africa, corro...

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Corporate Authors: ADR productions, Sept Cinéma (Firm), Kus Productions, MSA productions, Canal+Horizons, California Newsreel (Firm)
Other Authors: Absa, Moussa Sene, Lô, Ismaël, Ndaw, Ndèye Fatou, Ndiaye, Thierno, Diop, Ndèye Bineta
Format: Video DVD
Language:French
Wolof
Language Notes:In French and Wolof; subtitles in English.
Published: San Francisco, CA : California Newsreel, 1997.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Africa > Social conditions > Drama.
Africa > Politics and government > Drama.
Politics and government
Social conditions
Africa
Feature films.
documentary film.
Drama
Feature films
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Tells the story of an idealistic young politician's rise and fall. Daam, a well-intentioned but vacillating European-trained politician, must choose between two social paradigms exemplified by his two wives. The film offers a view of how modernization, as practiced in today's Africa, corrodes traditional communities and retards grassroots development.
Item Description:Converted with permission from DVD videodisc to streaming video format.
Physical Description:1 online resource (85 min.) : sddigital, color
Playing Time:01:28:57
Awards:Won 1997 Namur International Festival of French-Speaking Film, ACCT Promotional Award for a Southern Film, Best Film
Won 1997 Namur International Festival of French-Speaking Film, ACCT Promotional Award for a Southern Film, Second Best Actor/Actress of the South
Won 1997 Ouagadougou Panafrican Film and Television Festival, Best Cinematography